SOUTH KOREA: ELECTRIFICATION BOOSTS CAPACITY OF KEY LINES

Using motive power and electrical equipment supplied by the European 50 Hz Group, Korean National Railroad (KNR) is carrying out a 25 kV 60 Hz electrification of about 350 km of its most important industrial traffic lines. Aimed at increasing freight traffic capacity to meet the growth objectives of the Republic of korea's Third Five-Year Economic Development Plan, the US $68 million project was started in 1968. A 10.7-km electrified section has been in successful operation for test and training purposes since June 1972, and the first major section is scheduled to go into regular operation by mid-173, with overall completion of the work expected by the end of 1974.

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• Authors:
  • Seoul, W M
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Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • International Railway Journal
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Catenaries (Railroads); Planning; Railroad electrification; Technology
• Geographic Terms: South Korea
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046421
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 18 1974 12:00AM