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May 20, 2025 | High-speed

Poland and Korea sign HS agreement

CPK and KNR will share knowledge on high-speed line maintenance and diagnostics.

January 14, 2025 | Main line

Gyooe Line reopens to passengers in Korea

Reopening of 30km regional line that closed in 2004 has cost $US 34m.

December 24, 2024 | High-speed

Korean consortium to conduct feasibility study for first Uzbek high-speed line

Uzbekistan plans to build a high-speed line from Tashkent to Samarkand.

November 7, 2024 | Infrastructure

New Korean train control system ready for deployment

Korea’s LTE-based KTCS-2 train control system is now ready for commercial deployment and export.

September 10, 2024 | Light Rail

Paraguay cancels light rail contract

Open tenders will be called to build 43km line between Asunción and Ypacaraí, following collapse of concession with Korea.

February 23, 2024 | Commuter Rail

Agreement signed to speed up GTX extension projects

Korea’s transport ministry and six local governments accelerate work on extending lines A and C.

August 8, 2023 | Commuter Rail

Korea National Railway secures consultancy contract in Tajikistan

KR to undertake preliminary survey for Dushanbe urban railway project.

August 2, 2023 | Financial

Han Moon Hee appointed as Korail president and CEO

Han has worked in the rail sector since 1984.

June 22, 2023 | Infrastructure

Korean consortium wins CPK high-speed line design contract

Korea National Railway and Dohwa Engineering to design 70km section.

May 3, 2023 | Infrastructure

KR to invest $US 531m in Chungcheong Province network

The projects include Korea’s first 400km/h high-speed line.

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