South Korea needs more regional EMUs
Published: Mon, 2014-12-08 15:00South Korean railway operator Korail has ordered a set of 22 regional EMUs from Hyundai Rotem at a cost of 154·4bn won, announced the company on December 1.
The distribution follows from April 2016 ahead; the trains are projected to operate on two lines which are currently under construction.
Hyundai Rotem confirmed that it would be responsible for maintenance and repair for the vehicles during an initial service contract period. In order to reduce cost maintenance costs, the company plans to use locally sourced components as far as possible and minimize the number of imported parts.
The first group of EMUs is meant to operate on the 54·8 km Seongnam – Icheon – Yeoju line, which is due to be completed by September 2015. .
The remaining units are intended to work local trains between Busan and Ulsan on the 145·8 km Donghae – Nambu line along the southern part of the country’s east coast.
Source: Korail Press release