Korea - General Information
Country Name
Korea: South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea; 대한민국; Daehan Minguk
National railway system
National Railway Operator
Korean Railroad (Korail). Travel information and Booking is handled by Let's Korail.
Infrastructure Authority
KRNA Korea Rail Network Authority; 한국철도시설공단
Language
Korean.
Currency
South Korean Won (KRW); (₩)
UIC code
numeric 61; alpha KNR
Timetable
Journey Planner
The Letskorail journey planner.
Downloadable Timetable
Let's Korail in Korean only. The upper part is the fare table and the lower part the timetable. The downloaded excel format timetables have station names in English as well.
Printed Timetable
None known.
Engineering Information
None.
Maps
Printed Maps
- Quail Map Company's Korea, North and South, Railway Map ISBN: 978 1898319 21 4 was published in 1996.
Web-based Maps
- Korail system map. Clicking on each tab under “Railroad Route Map” highlights each separate route.
- South Korea Railroad Map; click on “image hosted on flickr” to enlarge the map.
Ticketing
Korail Pass information is available on the Korail website.
Gauge
Standard.
Electrification
25kV 50Hz on all the Korail operated network except the Ilsan Line, AREX 1500V DC on all rapid transit networks including the Korail Ilsan Line
Rule of the road
Left; right on some of the Seoul metro lines not operated by Korail.
Other Railways
None.
Tourist Lines
Metro
Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, Daejeon, Incheon.
Trams
None.
Recent and future changes
None.
Special Notes
None.