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  Company Type Government-owned Corporation
  Foundation September 1 , 1963
  Location Dunsan-dong , Seo-gu , Daejeon , South Korea
  Key People Lee Chul (CEO)
  Industry Mass Transit
  Products Railroad and subway transportation
  Operating Income 1,555,448,441,886 <small>2003</small>1
  Net Income -329,826,962,873 <small>2003</small>
  Homepage wwwkorailcom
  Hangul 코레일
  Rr Korail


Korail is the national railroad operator in South Korea .

Korail operates passenger and freight trains throughout South Korea. The railroad's headquarters are located in Daejeon .


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See Also: Transportation in South Korea#Railways




Subway lines

In addition to conventional long-distance passenger and freight services, Korail also operates the following commuter lines connected to the Seoul Metropolitan Subway :


Also, the following portions of the conventional lines listed below are linked with sections of Seoul Subway Line 1 and Yongsan-Deokso Line , and carry both subway and regular trains:


Korail covers a total of 104 metro stations with its 150 commuter trains. The operation intervals are from 1.7 to 8 minutes during rush hours and 3.6 to 15 minutes during non-rush hours. An average of 2,177,000 people use Korail's commuter lines everyday.


TRAIN CLASSES

The highest level of Korail trains is KTX . KTX trains runs along Gyeongbu Line and Honam Line. Second level is Saemaul-ho (새마을호), third is Mugunghwa-ho (무궁화호), and the last is Commuter (통근열차).


MAJOR STATIONS

  • Seoul/Gyeonggi : Seoul, Yongsan, Gwangmyeong, Noryangjin, Yeongdeungpo, Guro, Suwon, Incheon, Cheongnyangni, Uijeongbu, Deokso, Bupyeong, Dongducheonjungang

  • Gangwon : Chuncheon, Wonju, Donghae, Gangneung

  • Chungcheong : Cheonan, Cheonan-Asan, Jochiwon, Sintanjin, Daejeon, Seodaejeon, Janghang, Jecheon, Cheongju, Chungju

  • Jeolla : Iksan, Songjeongni, Gwangju, Mokpo, Gunsan, Jeonju, Suncheon, Yosu

  • Gyeongsang : Gimcheon, Daegu, Dongdaegu, Samnangjin, Busanjin, Busan, Andong, Yongju, Gyeongju, Pohang, Ulsan, Changwon, GImhae, Jinhae, Masan, Jinju



LABOUR RELATIONS

Most of the railroad's employees are members of the Korean Railroad Workers' Union , which is frequently at odds with Korail management. Strikes, such as the South Korean Railroad Strike Of 2006 , are not uncommon.


SUBSIDIARY

  • Korail Networks, for Korail frequent riders program.

  • Korail Service Net (KSN), for ticketing management.

  • Korail Adcomm, for advertisement management.

  • Korail Tour Service, for KTX / Saemaul train crew and travel service.

  • KORVANS, for running "Storyway" convenience store.



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