KOREA’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Molit) announced on April 4 that it is moving ahead with plans to build Seoul's next generation city-wide urban rail network, the Great Train eXpress (GTX).
SEOUL Metropolitan Government’s Urban Infrastructure division has awarded a Won 44bn ($US 36.8m) contract to Hyundai Rotem for 32 metro cars for operation on Line 9.
SEOUL Metropolitan Council announced on November 23 that Seoul Metro and Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT) will be merged following a majority vote from the unions of both corporations.
SEOUL Metropolitan Infrastructure invites bids by November 23 for a fleet of 32 trains for operation on Line 9 of the Korean’s capital’s metro network.
THE 57km Gyeonggang Line commuter line opened on September 24 in the south-eastern area of the Korean capital Seoul.
KORAIL will open an extension to the Suin (Suwon-Incheon) Line commuter rail on February 27 from the current terminus of Songdo to Incheon where it will connect with Line 1 of the Seoul metro.
THE 12.8km southern extension of Seoul's Shinbundang Line opened on January 30, extending the line from the previous terminus at Jeongja to the cities of Yongin and Suwon.
KOREA's national passenger operator Korail has placed a Won 154.4bn ($US 138m) order with Hyundai Rotem for 22 EMUs for commuter services. The trains will be deployed on the Donghae Nambu line in southeast Korea and the new Seongnam - Yeoju Line, work on which is due to be completed by the end of 2015.
HYUNDAI Information Technology has awarded Siemens a €20m contract to supply automation and signalling equipment for the 23km Sosa - Wonsi mixed traffic line which is currently under construction in Seoul.
SEOUL Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT) has issued an invitation to tender for a contract to carry out detailed design for the 7.7km eastern extension of metro Line 5 from Sangildong to Hanam.