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March 22, 2019 | Metros

Seoul Metro to carry out Da Nong metro study

SEOUL Metro, the operator of metro lines 1-8 in the Korean capital, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the People's Committee of Vietnam on March 20 to build a metro network in Da Nang.

February 22, 2019 | Locomotives

Hyundai Rotem wins Bangladesh locomotive order

BANGLADESH Railway (BR) has awarded Hyundai Rotem a Won 90.6bn ($US 80.5m) contract to supply 20 diesel-electric locomotives.

January 2, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Construction starts on first GTX line in Seoul

KOREA’s minister of land transport and tourism Mr Kim Hyun-mi officially launched construction of Line A of the planned three-line GTX high-speed regional rail network at a ceremony at Kintex in Seoul on December 27.

December 14, 2018 | Asia

Seoul high-speed regional network moves forward

KOREA’s Ministry of Land, Transport and Infrastructure (MOLIT) announced on December 11 that it has approved the preliminary feasibility study for Line C of Seoul’s Great Train Express (GTX) high-speed regional rail network.

December 4, 2018 | Asia

Seoul metro Line 9 extension opens

ANOTHER eight stations were added to Korea’s first privately-operated metro line on December 1 with the opening of the eastern extension from Sports Complex to VHS Medical Center.

November 30, 2018 | Asia

South Korea begins 18-day inspection of the North's railway

FOR the first time in a decade, a train has crossed the border from South to North Korea as South Korean engineers embark on an 18-day inspection of the north’s railway infrastructure, a key step in a plan to reconnect the two countries’ railways.

September 16, 2018 | Asia

Busan orders more Hyundai Rotem trains for metro Line 1

BUSAN Transport Corporation has placed a Won 55.6bn order with Hyundai Rotem for 48 eight-car EMUs for metro Line 1.

September 12, 2018 | Asia

Korail orders 34 EMUs from Woojin

KOREAN national train operator Korail has awarded Woojin Industrial Systems, Korea, a $US 250m contract to supply 34 EMU-150 trains for ITX-Saemaul services on the Gyeongbu, Honam and Jeolla lines.

August 21, 2018 | Light Rail

Hyundai Rotem awarded Seoul light metro contract

HYUNDAI Rotem has been awarded a Won 361.5bn ($US 323.2m) contract by the Northeast Busan City Railway project to equip an automated light-rail line in Seoul, including 50 trains, signalling, communication equipment, track, power equipment, vehicle inspection equipment and platform screen doors.

June 27, 2018 | Metros

Hyundai Rotem wins Taoyuan metro train contract

HYUNDAI Rotem has been awarded a Won 542.4bn ($US 484.5m) contract to produce 80 driverless metro cars for Taoyuan, a city in the northwest of Taiwan. Earlier this year, the Korean company was awarded a Won 909.8bn contract with Taiwan Railways (TRA) for 520 EMUs - the company’s first order in Taiwan in 19 years.