Korail

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Template:Korean name hanja The Korea Railroad Corportation, now known as Korail, is the national railroad operator in South Korea.

Korail operates passenger and freight trains troughout South Korea. The railroad's headquarters (Cheoldogongsa (철도공사; 鐵道公社)) are located in Daejeon, a district of Daejeon. For a complete list of these lines, see Railways in South Korea.

1 Subway lines
2 Labour relations
3 See also
4 External links

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Subway lines

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

In addition, the following portions of the following conventional lines coincide with portions of Seoul Subway Line 1, and carry both subway and regular trains:

Gyeongwon Line (Uijeongbu North-Yongsan)
Gyeongin Line (Guro-Incheon)
Gyeongbu Line (Seoul Station-Cheonan)
Jungang Line (Cheongnyangni-Deokso)

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 12 minutes during non-rush hours. An average of 2,177,000 people use Korail's commuter lines everyday.

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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.

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