Railway Network Operation and Plan in Korea

초록

Since the opening of KTX(Korea high speed rail) in April 2004, high speed rail has become the major transport mode between Seoul and Pusan. KTX opened new railway era in 100 years of Korean railway history. Considering energy, environment and logistics cost, we are expecting considerable expansion of rail transportation. The government announced ‘National railway network construction plan 2006-2015’ in 2006, and ‘the First revision of National Transportation Network Plan’ in 2007. The summary of railway network plan is presented