Korea National Railway

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Korea National Railway
Company typeGovernment-owned corporation
IndustryRail transport
Founded1 September 1963; 60 years ago (1963-09-01) (as Korea Railroad Administration)
9 March 1992; 32 years ago (1992-03-09) (renamed as Korea High Speed Rail Construction Authority)
1 January 2004; 20 years ago (2004-01-01) (renamed as Korea Rail Network Authority)
10 September 2020; 3 years ago (2020-09-10) (renamed as Korea National Railway)
HeadquartersSoje-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
Websitehttps://english.kr.or.kr/main.do
Korea National Railway
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGukka Cheoldo Gongdan
McCune–ReischauerKukka Ch'ŏlto Gongdan

Korea National Railway is a railroad construction and management company in South Korea formed by the merger of KNR Construction Headquarters and Korean Express Railroad Construction Corporation. Its main clients are Korail. They oversee the construction of all railways in South Korea.[1][2] Korea National Railway was established by the Korea National Railway Act[1] and is a subsidiary of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Chang, Seung Wha; Choi, Won-Mog (2011-01-01). Trade Law and Regulation in Korea. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-84980-957-3.
  2. ^ Gunyoung, HWANG Sang-kyu and KIM; Korea), The Korea Transport Institute (South) (2014-12-18). 50 Praxes for Better Transport in Korea. 길잡이미디어. p. 146. ISBN 978-89-5503-657-2.
  3. ^ Mu-Hyun, Cho. "SK Telecom applies Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing to railway network". ZDNet. Retrieved 2020-01-30.

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