TitlePilot operation of new high-speed train launches on Honam High-Speed Line
□ The Korea Rail
Network Authority (Chairman
& CEO Yeong-il Kang) announced that it is launching the pilot operation of
a new high-speed train in the entire section (180km) of the Honam
High-Speed Line starting from October 21.
○ The Korea Rail Network Authority invested 736
billion won (the government and the Authority went in half-and-half) in the
project and gave Hyundai-Rotem an order for a total of 22 train sets (220 train
cars). It plans to conduct pilot operation for the completed high-speed trains
in the entire section of the Honam High-Speed Line on a daily basis (four train
sets or more at a maximum) for the purpose of checking vehicular
performance.
○ In November, Train No. 1 was operated on a trial basis on existing
operating lines, including the Gyeongbu High-Speed Line, and performance tests
on 127 items, such as a running test and brake test, were completed. Pilot
operation is consecutively being conducted for the remaining trains on the
operating line.
