Korail facts for kids
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| Government-owned corporation | |
| Industry | Mass transit |
| Founded | September 1, 1963 as Korean National Railroad January 1, 2005 split into Korail and KR |
| Headquarters | Soje-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea |
| Products | Railroad and subway transportation |
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Operating income
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 ₩ 580,630,214 2010 |
| ₩ 380,759,519 2010 |
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Korea Railroad Corporation is the national railway operator in South Korea. Currently, KORAIL is a public corporation, managed by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation.
KORAIL operates intercity/regional, commuter/metro and freight trains throughout South Korea, which has headquarters located in Daejeon.
KORAIL has a number of tourist or sightseeing trains, including the Sea Train, DMZ Train, O-Train, V-Train, S-Train, A-Train, and G-Train.
Korail offers a rail pass called Korea Rail Pass, or KR Pass for short, to foreign travelers, so that they can take most of the trains operated by Korail freely. However, subways and tourist trains operated by KORAIL are not covered.
Reconnection of North and South Korea
A Trans-Korean Main Line, spanning North Korea and connecting to Russian Railways, is being planned. On 30 November 2018, 30 officials from North and South Korea began an 18-day survey in both Koreas to connect the Korean railroads.
The survey, which had previously been obstructed by the Korean Demilitarized Zone's (DMZ) "frontline" guard posts and landmines located at the DMZ's Arrowhead Hill, consists of a 400-kilometre (248-mile) railroad section between Kaesong and Sinuiju that cuts through the North's central region and northeastern coast. The railway survey, which involved the inspection of the Gyeongui Line, concluded on December 5, 2018.
On 13 December 2018, it was announced that the groundbreaking ceremony to symbolize the reconnection of the roads and railways in both Koreas would be held on 26 December 2018 in the North Korean city of Kaesong. On 17 December 2018, the latest inter-Korean railway survey, which involved an 800-kilometer rail from Kumgangsan near the inter-Korean border to the Tumen River bordering Russia in the east, was completed.
A potential threat to the groundbreaking ceremony emerged after it was revealed that the North Korean railway was in poor condition. On 21 December 2018, however, the United States agreed to no longer obstruct plans by both Koreas to hold a groundbreaking ceremony.
On 26 December 2018, the groundbreaking ceremony was held as scheduled in Kaesong. About 100 South Korean officials attended the ceremony after departing to North Korea on a Korail train based at Dorasan Station in Palu.
Images for kids
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KORAIL KTX-Sancheon Class 110000
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KORAIL ITX-Saemaeul Class 210000
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KORAIL Mugunghwa-ho
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KORAIL Class 311000 EMU
See also
In Spanish: Korail para niños
