Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI)

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Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI)

R&D and achievements dissemination of public transportation areas such as railway, public transport, and logistics

Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) - President, Establishment Date, Location, Contact, Homepage
President Han Seokyun
Establishment Date 1996.03.02
Location KRRI, 176, Cheoldobagmulgwan-ro, Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do
Contact 031-460-5000
Homepage www.krri.re.kr

Key Functions

  • To research and develop high-speed rail, common rail, urban rail and lightweight rail systems
  • To research and develop next-generation public transport system
  • To research and develop railway safety, standardization, and railway policy and logistics technology
  • To research and develop the north-south railway and continental railway linkage technology
  • To research and develop core source technologies such as railway, public transport, and logistics
  • To provide industrial cooperation and support for SMEs and technology commercialization

Recent Achievements

  • Development of power distribution type next-generation high-speed rail technology
  • Development of wireless low-floor tram technology
  • Development of bimodal tram
  • Construction of the standard system for infrastructure train control based on wireless communication