Korail
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| Type
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| Founded
| September 9, 1963
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| Parent
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| Location
| Dungsan-dong,Daejeon, South Korea
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| Key people
| Lee Chul (CEO)
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| Industry
| Mass transit
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| Products
| Railroad and subway transportation
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| Revenue
| ₩ -329,826,962,873 2003[1]
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| Operating income
| ₩1,555,448,441,886 2003[2]
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| Net income
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| Employees
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| Website
| http://www.korail.go.kr/
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| Korean name
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| Hangul
| 한국철도공사
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| Hanja
| 韓國鐵道公社
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| Revised Romanization
| Hanguk Cheoldo Gongsa
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| McCune-Reischauer
| Han'guk Ch'ŏlto Kongsa
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The Korea Railroad Corporation, usually just called Korail, is the national railroad of South Korea.
Korail operates passenger and freight trains throughout South Korea. For a complete list of these lines, see Railways in South Korea. The railroad's headquarters are located in Daejeon.
[edit] Subway lines
In addition to conventional long-distance passenger and freight services, Korail also operates the following commuter lines connected to the Seoul Metropolitan Subway:
Also, the following portions of the conventional lines listed below are linked with sections of Seoul Subway Line 1, and carry both subway and regular trains:
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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
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