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January 20, 2023 | Commuter Rail

DB Regio to operate new Regional Express service

The 4.1km extension is expected to open in 2028 and will take the overall length of the line to more than 45km.

January 18, 2023 | Infrastructure

Winner of Seoul GTX-B construction contract announced

The contract will be awarded to the Daewoo Engineering and Construction consortium

January 4, 2023 | Metros

Seoul Line 9 extension approved

The line will open in 2028.

August 3, 2022 | Technology

KRRI tests T2T communications for self-driving trains

Data transmission and reception at up to 4km.

June 7, 2022 | Metros

Seoul’s Sillim Line rubber-tyred metro opens

The line will relieve congestion in the southwest of the city.

January 4, 2021 | Asia

Seoul Sillim Line operation and maintenance contract awarded

NAMSEOUL Light Rail Transit (NSLRT), the Daelim-led consortium managing Seoul’s Sillim Line metro project, has awarded a Won 329.5bn ($US 304.39m) contract for the operation and maintenance of the line to a consortium of Hyundai Rotem and Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit (GMRT).

November 28, 2020 | Asia

Korail awards signalling contract to Hyundai Rotem

KOREAN national operator Korail has awarded a Won 9.6bn ($US 8.7m) contract to Hyundai Rotem to install Korea Train Control System (KTCS-M) signalling for a pilot project on a 6.6km section of Seoul Metro’s Ilsan Line, which is part of Line 3.

September 10, 2020 | Metros

Sydney Metro appoints Ricardo as shadow operator for two projects

SYDNEY Metro has appointed Ricardo, Britain, supported by Seoul Metro as shadow operator for the Sydney Metro West and Western Sydney Airport link expansion projects.

August 11, 2020 | Fleet

Seoul invites bids for 36 metro cars for Line 9

SEOUL City Infrastructure Headquarters has issued a call for tenders for a batch of 36 cars to increase capacity on metro Line 9 which is operated by a private company called Metro9.

August 10, 2020 | Metros

First phase of Seoul’s Hanam Line 5 extension opens

THE first phase of the 4.7km eastern extension of Seoul Line 5 has opened, connecting Hanam in Gyeonggi Province to the metro network for the first time.

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