KORAIL will open an extension to the Suin (Suwon-Incheon) Line commuter rail on February 27 from the current terminus of Songdo to Incheon where it will connect with Line 1 of the Seoul metro.
THE 12.8km southern extension of Seoul's Shinbundang Line opened on January 30, extending the line from the previous terminus at Jeongja to the cities of Yongin and Suwon.
KOREA's national passenger operator Korail has placed a Won 154.4bn ($US 138m) order with Hyundai Rotem for 22 EMUs for commuter services. The trains will be deployed on the Donghae Nambu line in southeast Korea and the new Seongnam - Yeoju Line, work on which is due to be completed by the end of 2015.
HYUNDAI Information Technology has awarded Siemens a €20m contract to supply automation and signalling equipment for the 23km Sosa - Wonsi mixed traffic line which is currently under construction in Seoul.
SEOUL Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT) has issued an invitation to tender for a contract to carry out detailed design for the 7.7km eastern extension of metro Line 5 from Sangildong to Hanam.
SEOUL Metropolitan Government and the SML9 consortium have awarded a consortium of Transdev and RATP Dev a 10-year contract to continue operating and maintaining Seoul metro Line 9.
AROUND 1000 guests attended a ceremony in the Korean city of Yongin today to mark the inauguration of the Yongin EverLine, an automated light metro linking Giheung station on Korail's Bundang Line with Everland, the country's largest theme park.
Hyundai Rotem has awarded Thales a contract to supply communications-based train control (CBTC) on the 12km extension of the Sin Bundang metro line from Jeongia to Gwanggyo.
