Korean Railways - - Learn EVERYTHING About Them!

[@juancarlossandoval4761]

Mexico is investing heavily on rail. The Mayan Train and the Mexico City-Toluca train, among others, are great examples of this construction spree. It would be awesome to see a video covering Mexico. Thank you!

[@RailwaysExplained]

Thanks for sharing!

[@DianAnggraini-oe7hn]

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[@jam6636]

Yes I agree. I would love to watch a video about the Mayan train!

[@juancarlossandoval4761]

@@jam6636I hope @RailwaysExplained makes this possible! 🙏

[@realpainediaz7473]

Might want to ask the *natives* about that line!

[@우주왕복어-m5e]

There are many suspicions about politicians' involvement in setting up high-speed rail stops. This is because the surrounding land prices rise very much as the train station is built. Not long ago, there was an accident in which a train wheel was damaged and a train running at a speed close to 300km/h derailed. Fortunately, few people were injured. I feel that there are many places to improve Korean railroads.

[@Ry_TSG]

I mean, train and transit projects tend to increase land value where they are built so it could just be normal

[@ramzanninety-five3639]

Great video, Railways Explained. I just wanted to add that you might want to mention GTX project (currently under construction in Seoul) when discussing High-Speed Rail in Korea. This is world's first HSR-based urban transportation project that makes extensive use of the SR Suseo tunnel you mentioned in the video. It is really fascinating

[@cyber_guerilla]

A huge kudos to whom directed and developed this video as a Korean viewer. I truly respect all the efforts you had to give to make this video, as documents related to Korean railways are often not friendly to viewers. Especially, the part about my country's economic development and railway construction made my heart burning and my eyes sweat. Great, great video!

[@RailwaysExplained]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lee21gg]

I enjoyed the video. I was surprised that it contained more specific and accurate information than I thought. And Korean subtitles, too! Hahaha! I work as a station attendant in Korail. I've been subscribing to this your channel for a long time, and I'm happy to see what it deals with S.Korea and our company.

[@골초커버]

와 한국인 구독자! 반갑습니다!

[@lee21gg]

@@골초커버 방가워요~ 코레일에서 역무원으로 일하고 있습니다 ㅎㅎ

[@Lowspecgames-lr2qz]

glad that this video not only contains the current state of South Korean railway system, but also the brief history of infrastructural development of the nation. Can't wait for the next video!!

[@filipbujaroski9221]

Thank you for this amazing work as always

[@이준희-d9z]

Gyeong is actually pronounced just like Yeong, with a G in front of it XD Also, I'm pretty sure Korail opened in January of 2005, not 2004. Wish you guys covered our underground metro too(Seoul metro is quite good) but I guess it isn't in the scope of the channel.

[@진실의]

자용부라고 발음하셨지만 라틴문자를 그대로 발음해서 그렇고 실제론 경부로 발음해야 하죠.

[@골초커버]

Korean fan here! Thank you for the awesome video, always watching your videos and enjoying it thoroughly. Thank you!

[@골초커버]

Just for more accurate info(No intention of criticizing!) Both Gs in "Gyeongi" are pronounced "guh" sound, so it's more like "Gh-young-Ghi" "Chemulpo" is actually pronounced "Jemulpo" "Gyeongbu" is pronounced "Gh-young-Bu" "Gangnueng" is pronounced "Gang-Nng". Or Just "Gang-Nung" is fine I think.

[@RailwaysExplained]

Glad you like them! 🙂

[@골초커버]

I definitely agree that SR is not actually a competitor since it is majorly owned by Korail. It does provide different stops than Korail though. (Suseo, Seongnam, Yongin, Dongtan, Pyeongtaek, etc.) These cities have large population and are considered "Su-do-kwon" cities, which can be translated to "Greater Capital Area"(Capital as in capital city of a country)

[@골초커버]

I can't wait for the next video! For railway fans like me out there, Korea's rolling stock is also quite interesting, so check it out! In operation: KTX, KTX-SanCheon, SRT(sister train of KTX-SanCheon, but basically KTX-SanCheon), KTX-Eum(the latest one yet!) ITX-SaeMaEul, ITX-CheongChun Nuriro, Mugunghwa Trains to come: EMU-320(sister train of KTX-Eum) EMU-150 Experimentals: HSR-350X(localization of TGV tech, tech here implanted to KTX-SanCheon) HEMU-430X(up to 430km/h, tech here implanted to KTX-Eum and EMU-320) TTX(tilting train) In Research: Hypertube(Vacuum tunnel + Maglev tech, speed up to 1,000 ~ 1,200 km/h) Cheers everyone~

[@RailwaysExplained]

Thank you for the tips, we gave our best! :D

[@apapedaniel4862]

Welcome to Tanzania 🇹🇿 Railways too. Currently constructing a 1200+ km high speed rail, and interesting is that KORAIL have been commissioned to manufacture the Locomotives 🚆. It’s likely the first version of Korean locomotive technology in Africa. You’re warmly welcomed to Tanzania to have another episode of your channel. Nice content!

[@RailwaysExplained]

Thank you for information as well as your invitation!

[@qwerty9889]

In India gov investment also high in railway infra ,,, there is metro infra devlopment in ३७ city ,,, bullet train investment also happening in India ,fraight corridor and upgrade old rail infra ,,,

[@MOE-pt4ox]

They won a contrat to built a second high speed railway in south of Morocco after Moroccan TGV in the north. Good choice Morocco

[@RailwaysExplained]

The contract is related to design activities, not to construction.

[@MOE-pt4ox]

@@RailwaysExplained Could u pls make a video for this contract to give us more information about it. thank u!

[@Trainviking]

Nice video, I'd love to see something about Taiwan as well by the way.

[@RailwaysExplained]

Sounds good!

[@littleuikiku]

Interesting about an often overlooked country which has made enormous progress the last few decades.

[@dannnsss8034]

Enormous progress is an understatement. 10th largest economy now (bigger than Russsia Spain, Australia etc.), GDP per capita (PPP) surpasses Japan and Italy, and one of the biggest donors of aid. Used to be one of the poorest countries. Still is essentially an island surrounded by hostile countries.

[@stennordenmalm1735]

Thank you for another very interesting video and looking forward to the next! Hi from a train fan in Sweden

[@RailwaysExplained]

Thanks for watching!

[@dr.paulwilliam7447]

Ouch, poor teachers if they invested so heavily in a railway company…

[@Park_NaNa]

저는 한국인입니다. 한국인 입장으로 봐도 엄청나게 설명이 좋고 잘 정리하셨습니다. 이 영상을 만들어 주셔서 감사합니다. I'm a Korean. From a Korean point of view, you have explained it very well and organized it well. thank you for making this video.

[@michaelsiweya4969]

So good narrative contents... Tanzania is there waiting for trains ordered from South Korea.. Very soon trains will be delivered as the high speed railways constructions are on the final kick ..Phase one up to Six phases.. Phase one and two ...ready completed ..Contractors are ready at the sites for work to complete the remain lots ...

[@analyze9115]

Everything gets implemented faster in smaller countries as compared to bigger ones, thus the development is also faster

[@浦和-f5y]

China shows differently

[@dohyunchoi3735]

Excellent video as always. Just to add a slight bit of local insight on the KTX and SRT situation... There were attempts in the early 2010s by the Lee administration to privatize and make the HSR of Korea open-access along with major infrastructures in the country. But this was met with fierce opposition, as HSR revenues were subsidising the losses from the conventional lines of Korail, and the public feared that conventional lines would be abandoned without the HSR sticking with Korail. After all, railroad fares are very reasonable and many were content with the status quo. So with the opposition, the Lee government made SR, which was supposed to compete with Korail, while Korail was its parent company. There are attempts to this day to combine SR with Korail, but legal and shareholder complications are making things take longer than expected and don't seem to do well.

[@dwnjang]

I know many experts in Korea argue SR is not exactly competing with Korail since SR has monopoly on Suseo-Pyeongtaek high speed rail line. Since most traffic volumes are between Seoul and other cities, they essentially have monopoly for traffic to Southern, Eastern Seoul. For example, when people living southern part like me want to go to Gangnam area, I will take SR and when I want to go to Hongdae area, I will take KTX. Also, Korail has to cover their losses in normal line due to government mandated price control but SR didn't need to do that, and price advantage of SR is due to shorter distance between terminal station in Seoul and other regions.

[@tanjoy0205]

Do one on Malaysia and Singapore rail network !

[@duloo97]

Pre 3-4 meseca sam napisao, da sam skoro uveren da si iz Srbije, po naglasku i po nekoj intuiciji, ali sad skoro da sam 99.99% siguran da jesi:D Još zastava Srbije iza, svaka čast, kanal je fenomenalan, radujem se novim klipovima:)

[@RailwaysExplained]

Хвала пуно. Нас тројица стојимо иза овог канала, сваки са својим задацима. Уживај у видеима ☺️

[@rickk6098]

Thanks for great video!

[@Grinbert]

Interesting train design: a French TGV with a German ICE 3 face 😁

[@BHG5408]

Lol that's our KTX-Sancheon. The technology is 100% Korean, but maybe the design not so much 😉

[@grambo4436]

If only here in north america we could have innovation, competition etc. that could improve our rail system but sadly its heavily regulated and restricted by the goverment.

[@amitavsahoo2602]

I would request you to make a video MRTS projects and technical experience of Italy ..

[@RailwaysExplained]

Of course, Italy will be done some day

[@Mew178]

HA I KNEW IT THAT ACCENT. You were from the Balkans you just confirmed. Dobar posao samo nastavi dalje

[@kelifonium_5989]

KTX is too expansive, even airplanes are cheaper

[@Criminelsoyeux]

No words on the beloved, the mythical Mugunghwa (무궁화-호)? this train is old and smelly but its still a benediction

[@jasminadragicevic4241]

When there will be a new poll for the next video on railway nations?

[@RailwaysExplained]

We have different polls more often on Patreon, however, there will be some here as well :)

[@campfire1155]

What an awesome video!

[@nomercynodragonforyou9688]

Lovely brief doc of this video subject

[@avigdonable]

Drunken van driver with no breaks 5:41

[@etbadaboum]

You have the fascinating GTX high speed regional train in Seoul currently in construction

[@hazelnut3794]

Yup. GTX A is scheduled to open in 2024 (all sections are scheduled to open in 2028), the B is scheduled to open in 2029, and the C is scheduled to open in 2027, and one or two other metropolitan express railway lines may be added in the future.

[@mined205]

Thank you for the good explanation. 좋은 설명 감사합니다.

[@bungaraya19082013]

Our malaysian people's mindset more interesting n proud to have n use their private cars in their daily activities, and very different with most people in advanced countries who more practical, efficient, n wiser mindset how to use or invest their money. Within their daily activities, they more depending on rail public transportation. In the advanced countries only the richer people who use they private cars, mostly dont have a car, but they have more n plenty of saving money in bank or have investment in shares or stakes of the companies for their future lives. On contrary, with our malaysian use their own cars but have too many debts, and also many of them felt in bancruptcy b'couse of car's n personal debts. personal, since they dont wiser to use or invest their money in the returnable n more profit matter for the future retired lives.

[@ANTSEMUT1]

As a fellow Malaysian i agree, although i don't exactly blame them the government is always lazy about operating trains and such.

[@우주왕복어-m5e]

Many Koreans suffer from the wealth of housing and land prices rather than cars

[@Mincoope]

Thank you for introducing Korea's railroads.

[@Xmateoc]

Argentina🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷 has a lot of subway, railway, tramway and trolleybus history that is uncovered by almost all railway/transport foreign youtubers. Back in the day, about 100 years ago, it was one of the biggest railway networks of the world, but it was vastly reduced during the 60's, and practically abandoned in the 90's. However there are some current local-funded, chinese and russian projects to try to make a little kind of comeback and restoration. BTW, great video about Korean Railways

[@jermainetrainallen6416]

I haven't watched these in a couple of months as I've been very busy with exams but they've now finished and I can catch up on the videos I've missed. Thanks for making the informative video. I've always wanted to learn more about the South Korean rail network

[@RailwaysExplained]

How did you do with the exams? Are you satisfied?

[@jermainetrainallen6416]

@@RailwaysExplainedI actually did surprisingly well. I did not expect some of the results at all. With one of the exams, I was one mark away from getting full marks which made me very pleased. I just hope I can keep up the momentum when it comes to the real big exams in the Summer.

[@RailwaysExplained]

Bravo!

[@jermainetrainallen6416]

@@RailwaysExplained Thanks😊

[@lpt2606]

very informative, thank you.

[@RailwaysExplained]

You are welcome!

[@clancy688]

The dude who visited South Korea was German, right? He looks 100% like a German. XD

[@RailwaysExplained]

Haha! :D He is not German though

[@jmfernandezsandra]

@@RailwaysExplained Dropping words like THE and A in many sentences is indeed not very German. I am going for Polish or other Slave. Nice videos, but the language and voice over can use some pimping.

[@DerFoerderator]

Every time as I see a historian Map then I see its german. Do we published so much from it?

[@alfazulu6515]

Mate, chosun is Not the name of a dynasty. It is the name of the kingdom, mate

[@andresmattos7541]

Korea is not any more a tiger but one of 3 dragons of asia

[@UnipornFrumm]

Next do,Romanian railways Spoiler alert: mercedes sprinter mini buses are better then trains in Romania

[@andontr4192]

I am sure Indian railways deserve a couple of videos. Pozdrav

[@tanio7375]

Can you please explain about the hybrid train from UK?

[@RailwaysExplained]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/paG2ppuYa5d6pa8 check this one

[@mr_amv]

Great video, very informative, by the way, could you please try the Philippines railway, I would love to see it, Thanks

[@RailwaysExplained]

Maybe one day!

[@Mirz-ei6tg]

Quite thoughtful experiment that if North Korean United with South, how will Railway infrastructure will affect in long run

[@oiawoo9168]

I think NK should let SK modernize its railroads since SK's trains might not run once it passes NK, although the rail's specs between the two countries are the same.

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

NK would have a railway boom along with other sectors growing at rapid rate

[@우주왕복어-m5e]

North Korea's railway infrastructure is very poor In the case of slow-speed trains, they will be able to operate after a little repair On the other hand, in the case of high-speed trains, South Korea may have to rebuild all the tracks

[@pazpaz3059]

Korean high - speed rail is made in France , so it often breaks down when maintained by Koreans 🤒😓😭

[@SeoWoojin55]

lol nice try neckbeard troll, we can smell your troll stink from here. Only the KTX-1 was made with collaboration with France and in fact, succeeding KTXs, SRTs, ITXs are all made with Korean technology and is even being exported to different countries. And the efficiency rate for these trains are one of the highest in the world, the same case for Korea’s numerous metro system in its major cities. Maybe try doing research next time before making troll comments lol. Most foreigners that have been to Korea and lived there have nothing but praise for the rail system which is one of the best in the world.

[@FifthGate]

No one's buying it. You're in a cult. Call your dad.

[@uncinarynin]

As a child I had the idea of a high speed rail connection between Europe and Japan through the Soviet Union (I'm that old), Mongolia, China, Korea. Think big! It would mostly follow the "great circle", the shortest surface way between two points, so go through northern Siberia due to the curvature of the Earth. Clearly at that point the difficulties of building in the arctic didn't hold me back, or the political tensions between the two Koreas. It has not become easier since, but if/when North and South Korea grow closer together, the railways should play an important role. By the way, has an undersea rail connection between South Korea and Japan ever seriously been considered?

[@blakerbdll]

Do one on The Philippines’ rail network. Oh, wait. 🤭

[@AbhishekDantale]

Would love a video on Indian Railways. Your videos are very informative. Thanks.

[@leagueofrailway101]

Can you do a video on Serbian railway thaey have a pretty interesting history

[@RailwaysExplained]

We plan to cover most of the railways in the world, including the Serbian Railways ☺️

[@leagueofrailway101]

@@RailwaysExplained Ohhhh exciting Can't wait for that

[@BHG5408]

Korean high speed rail is excellent, looking forward to watching that video!

[@prannoy8420]

India

[@chenyuming4192]

India

[@youssefhassan5210]

Please do a video on the Egyptian railways and the making of a new high speed rail network

[@eriksatorra6449]

please can you talk about Spain, I think is the country with most high speed railways kilometers per 100000 habitants

[@aoilpe]

They can still learn from Japan or Switzerland….

[@seth_deegan]

Please list your sources

[@hellodiamond]

외국인들의 평가를 기대했는데 죄다 한국인들뿐이네 썩을..

[@urbanliner529]

Gyeongbu is pronounced more like Kyonbu, not Jaiongbu

[@espresso5324]

Korean names are too difficult to pronounce😭

[@우주왕복어-m5e]

I think there is a problem with the English notation of Korean

[@stuffbyduff]

Train to Busan

[@이창민-y1w]

I'm sorry, but you made very big mistakes in pronunciation of too many Korean place names. May I explain one by one?

[@RailwaysExplained]

Yes please ☺️

[@이창민-y1w]

@@RailwaysExplained It doesn't matter if the pronunciation is "not accurate". You are reading the spelling completely wrong. To compare it, it's like reading "Make a money" as "Ma ke ah mo ne i".

[@이이정민-p9d]

대한민국뽑아주어서감사합니다

[@Heveun]

와 우리나라다! 와 KTX다!

[@user-A4YongJI]

경부는 g보단 k로 읽어야 하는디...

[@ellif4076]

SR홍보 영상이 된 듯하여 아쉽습니다. 철도 민영화는 철회되어야 합니다!

[@hamzagg7647]

اين هي الترجمة إلى العربية 😠😠

[@RailwaysExplained]

We added arabic now

[@hamzagg7647]

@@RailwaysExplained thank you

[@Imbaboo1009]

My from is Korean i like usa

[@perverse-person]

After the opening of the Korean high-speed train KTX, there are many accidents due to system malfunctions, causing many derailment accidents and collision accidents, and the number of passengers has been reduced by half. There are about 170 minor accidents and defects in a year, and it is not reliable! Also, a famous Korean construction company should not leave it to the viewpoint of human life and disaster prevention after the accident because the construction work is completely unreliable due to many serious accidents caused by the cut-out work overseas!

[@tko7168]

You must be mistaking your Japanese railway system with Korean railway system. Like the accident in Taiwan and the cracks on NEW high speed trains made by Hitachi for U.K? Not to mention Mitsubishi falsifying materials DATA FOR DECADES made for cars and airplanes...

[@amitavsahoo2602]

First viewer 🙏

[@СветаСветова-б5е]

Пусан иповсей корее!!!!

[@이이정민-p9d]

대한민국 이다

[@나무namu]

오 대한민국

[@오강훈-o5h]

We're ranking 1st in suicide rate among OECD countries and absolute last in fertility rate in the whole world. Meanwhile this man is calling us an Asian Economic Tiger...lol

[@hazelnut3794]

Poor kid who suffers from severe defeatism and loss of self-esteem.

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Korea has social problems but it is great in its economy sector

[@hazelnut3794]

@@ShubhamMishrabro So much better than your homeland,. Of course, it will continue to be like that. lol

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

@@hazelnut3794 i mean in per capita but i never said India was better or something bad about korea so why this condensing comment from you? Unless you're just a troll or bad person in real life lol. Atleast i never hide behind a account and judging from your account I can guess your age along with your maturity level

[@HwanyPlayz]

그 자살율의 60퍼 이상이 노인자사살율 때문인건 알고있고?

[@j1654799]

紙老虎

[@서용훈-t2t]

격동의 대한민국 와 감격스럽다.😭😭

[@gilangfaturrozy351]

Can you guys do a little more research on how to pronounce names? It itches my ear so bad. The good video becoming annoying.

[@나는토마토-h9s]

이재명 이다대한민국만세!!!!!@!!!!