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  Korea Train Express: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ko/korea_train_express.htm   (949 words)

  
 Korea Train Express - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Korea Train Express (KTX) is South Korea's high speed train system.
The train's technology is largely based on the French TGV system, and features top speeds of 300 km/h or more.
46 trains will be built in all: twelve in France by Alstom, the remaining in South Korea by local manufacturers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/KTX   (427 words)

  
 TGV - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The train was articulated, meaning that its two carriages shared a bogie between them which allowed them to move freely with respect to one another.
Because TGV trains travel too fast for their operators to see and react to traditional lineside signals, an automated system called TVM (Transmission Voie-Machine, or track to train transmission) is used for signalling on LGVs.
The maximum permitted speed is based on factors such as the proximity of trains ahead (with steadily decreasing maximum permitted speeds in blocks closer to the rear of the next train), junction placement, speed restrictions, the top speed of the train and distance from the end of LGV track.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/TGV   (6789 words)

  
 Thalys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This track is shared with Eurostar trains that go from Paris or Brussels to London via Lille and the Channel Tunnel and with French domestic TGV trains.
The system uses two models of trains, the PBA and the PBKA, which both belong to the TGV (train à grande vitesse) family of high-speed trains built by Alstom in France, although they are not identical to domestic TGV sets.
Trains to these destinations run partly on dedicated high-speed tracks (some of these are yet to be built), and partly on older tracks shared with normal-speed trains.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thalys   (351 words)

  
 South Korea travel guide - Wikitravel
It is bordered to the north by North Korea, and Japan lies across the Korea Strait to the southeast.
The border between North and South Korea is considered the most heavily fortified border in the world, and while some crossings have occurred at the truce village of Panmunjeom, one of the cases (a Soviet defector in 1984) was shot at by both sides and, although he survived, you might not be so lucky.
Motels in South Korea are generally very cheap hotels targeted at young couples aiming to spend 'time' together away from their elders, complete with gaudy (occasionally vibrating)plastic beds with strategically placed mirrors on the ceiling, as well as a VCR and a variety of appropriate videos.
wikitravel.org /en/South_Korea   (7124 words)

  
 Korea Train Express - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Using high-speed track for only a part of the distance (Seoul-Daegu), the new line cuts travel time between Seoul and Busan from 260 minutes to 160 minutes; a further improvement to 116 minutes is expected in 2010, when the train shifts to run fully on high-speed tracks.
As of August 2004, KTX trains are carrying on average 70,000 passengers per day and earning an operational profit of about 2.1 billion won per day.
However, this is not sufficient to service the loans, as the construction cost grew from an initial estimate of 5 trillion to an actual 18 trillion Korean won (circa.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/KTX   (363 words)

  
 South Korea's first bullet ... - Apr. 02, 2004
Passengers leaving the train appeared pleased and excited at the new means of transportation, which covers the 410-kilometer (251-mile) run from Seoul to Busan in 160 minutes although it has to slow down on old tracks used by conventional trains.
The 300 kmh (186 mph) train is considered a seminal project in South Korea, comparable to the completion of South Korea's first highway from Seoul to Busan in 1970.
South Korea's acting President Goh Kun said the bullet train would be the "starting point for the Iron Silkroad" when the line is linked up with the inter-Korean railway, the Trans-Siberian railway and the Trans-China railway.
www.inq7.net /wnw/2004/apr/02/text/wnw_7-1-p.htm   (535 words)

  
 Korea hosts high-speed rail symposium; the world's newest member of the high-speed rail club, Korea, organised a ...
Korea hosts high-speed rail symposium; the world's newest member of the high-speed rail club, Korea, organised a one-day international symposium on high speed on March 29, the day before the inauguration of the Korea Train eXpress
SENIOR rail executives and high-speed rail specialists from Korea, Japan, France, Germany, and the United States outlined the current state of play and probable future developments of high-speed rail during the KTX symposium in Seoul.
He said the next 350km/h train, while still based on the French technology transferred during the KTX project, would be an entirely Korean project.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BQQ/is_5_44/ai_n6054136   (469 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Nation & World: North Korea train crash triggers huge blast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A train carrying fuel oil and another laden with liquefied petroleum gas smashed into each other at Ryongchon Station hours after North Korean leader Kim Jong Il passed through in his armored luxury train on his return from a secretive trip to Beijing, South Korea's YTN all-news cable station reported.
Others said the fuel train alone was involved in the accident and had mysteriously burst into flames on a bridge between Ryongchon and the larger North Korean city of Sinuiju.
In fact, communist North Korea is mired in desperate poverty and unable to adequately feed nearly one-third of its population of 24 million.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2001910582_korea23.html   (761 words)

  
 Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
The Korea Train Express or KTX is still changing the nation¡¯s economic landscape two years after it went into service.
Korea University Medical Centers and Asan Medical Center in the capital also saw the number of ¡°KTX patients¡± rise by 5-10 percent.
A research institute in Daegu, North Gyeongsan Province said in a recent report 20 percent of KTX passengers said they took the train for the purpose of ¡°consumption.¡± It said the KTX aggravates the concentration of businesses and services in the metropolitan area, which is the opposite of its original intent.
english.chosun.com /w21data/html/news/200602/200602160007.html   (563 words)

  
 Buddhist View International - 08/30/04 Major expansion for a temple in North America; Buddhist View is an internet ...
Korea Herald, Seoul - It was the 58th day after Buddhist monk Jiyul started fasting outside Cheong Wa Dae when top presidential aides visited him this week and accepted her demands.
Her protest is a blow against the Korea Train Express, the bullet train launched this year.
Now the government has acceded to the demand for a review of the impact of the rail construction on the environment, the high-speed railroad on the Seoul-Busan Line, scheduled for completion in 2008, could be delayed by one or two years.
www.buddhistview.com /site/epage/18480_225.htm   (437 words)

  
 UTU: News
South Korea joins an elite club with its 300-kph (185-mph) KTX as it is only the fifth such service in the world after Japan, France, Germany and Spain.
In southern Germany, two people were hurt when a high-speed Intercity Express train derailed at low speed after crashing into a tractor that had fallen down a slope on to the track, police there said on Thursday.
The train, which is 388 meters (424 yards) long and can carry 935 passengers, uses the same technology as France's TGV train and was built by French engineering group Alstom.
www.utu.org /worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=13045   (608 words)

  
 ERA Online | Swindler Transit News
When a train was leaving the station, the operator would blow his whistle twice — first to signal that the doors would soon close, again when they were actually closing.
Although the first 12 KTX trains were manufactured by Alstom of France, the manufacturer of the renowned TGV train, and imported into the country, the remaining 34 train-sets were assembled locally, based on technology transferred from the French manufacturer.
Officials tout the bullet train as energy efficient, estimating that the train saves the operation of 33,000 cars and 8,000 buses per day and its capacity is comparable to four new expressways constructed between Seoul and Pusan.
erausa.org /swindler/2004_0327-0402.php   (20306 words)

  
 Bullet train   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Japan is very proud of its high-speed train system, the Shinkansen, or "bullettrain," which is known and admired throughout the world bullet train..
With research showing that trains are the ideal form of transport for journeysup to 1000km, it is not surprising that many countries around the world are.
The bullet train project is in tune with the UPA’s policy of modernising the Indian...
www.topsloans.com /bullet-train.html   (349 words)

  
 KTX (Korea Train eXpress)
With the historical opening of the express rail in April 2004, Korea has joined the league of France, Japan, Germany and Spain and entered into the super high-speed train era, operating at speeds of 300km per hour.
Fast, safe, convenient and environmentally friendly, the express rail is a product of the latest technology and will secure its position as the newest and most preferred method of transportation for the next generation.
When the person making a reservation is different from the person boarding the train, the person making a reservation may pay for the ticket.
www.lifeinkorea.com /Information/Trans/ktx.cfm   (509 words)

  
 Korea's Bullet Train - Asia Finest Discussion Forum
Korea's first bullet train has officially gone into service, promising to change people's lives by linking major cities in just half a day.
The cone-nosed, blue-and-silver-grey bullet train hit the rails April 1, marking an official launch of the KTX (Korea Train Express).
The first train heading for Busan left Seoul Station at 5:05 in the morning running at an ear-popping speed of 300 kilometers per hour and arrived at the southeastern port city in just two hours and 40 minutes.
www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=5625   (614 words)

  
 Train Traveling News Reports and Feature Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The first Korea Train Express (KTX) bullet train left the southern port of Busan at 05:05 am (2005 GMT Wednesday) and arrived on time at Seoul at 07:54 am.
South Korea is preparing to launch its first high-speed railway system, hailed as the symbol of the country's economic development and high-tech innovation, amid a row over the U.S. military's bid for free rides.
At yesterday's launch ceremony for the Korea Train Express (KTX), acting President Goh Kun called the bullet train the starting point for a "steel Silk Road" of the 21st century, referring to the railway's hoped-for future role as a link between Korea and Europe, via rail lines in Siberia and China.
www.traintraveling.com /newslinks_2004/main_archive_13_04.html   (5994 words)

  
 A TGV* for Korea : the project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
On the 1st of April 2004, Korea opens the world’s eighth high-speed railway.
The KTX trains will serve 4 stations: Seoul, and Daegu and the intermediate stations of Cheonan and Daejon.
In 2002, Korean manufacturers delivered their first of 34 locally-built trains for the system, after receiving an enormous amount of documentation, training in France and local assistance in Korea.
www.webmag.transport.alstom.com /eMag/externe/international/korea/ktx/mar2004/1/220.asp   (509 words)

  
 The Two Koreas - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com
Moving at 300 kilometers an hour, the Korea Train Express (KTX) feels like a time machine hurtling into Korea's impoverished past, proof of the fact that South Korea, one of the world's most densely populated countries, is also one of the most imbalanced.
It is perhaps no accident that the bullet train is due to launch on April 1, two weeks before the next legislative election and at a time when Roh's decentralization plans are gaining speed.
Samsung, South Korea's largest firm, is pushing for the expansion of a major plant just south of Seoul—a plan that has long been rejected by authorities trying to forestall further economic concentration.
msnbc.msn.com /id/4270795   (1166 words)

  
 South Korea Transportation - Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
(I tried both classes on the regular trains, and found them to be similar: such is not the case on the KTX.) The good news is it is faster than a normal train.
Some of the new buildings (especially hotels) have 'regular' elevators where you press one button and there may be one to three banks of elevators servicing blocks of floors (2-20, 21-40, 41-60) but many, many buildings have other systems.
The train stations are well marked, link up with the subway systems in the different cities, and the stations are marked in English as well as Hangul, sometimes Chinese and Japanese.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/South_Korea/Transportation-South_Korea-BR-2.html   (1517 words)

  
 The Korea Times : Old, New Media Compete in World Cup Broadcasting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Passengers on a bullet train _ the Korea Train Express (KTX) _ watch TV programs on their cell phones via satellite digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) services.
Indeed, Korea deployed go-anywhere TV, dubbed DMB, for the first time in history last year and the Internet became the inseparable part of folks’ daily lives in a more serious fashion over the past few years.
The exponential potential of DMB was shown during the World Baseball Classic in March, when Korea progressed to the final four of the competition after beating favored teams.
times.hankooki.com /lpage/tech/200605/kt2006052916271211780.htm   (1092 words)

  
 Austin, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Among the professional sports teams in Austin are the Austin Ice Bats of the Central Hockey League, the Austin Wranglers of the Arena Football League, and the Austin Toros of the NBDL.
The Round Rock Express, affiliated with the Houston Astros, are located in nearby Round Rock, Texas and play Triple-A baseball in the Pacific Coast League.
Austin is also home to the University of Texas Longhorns who recently won the 2005 College World Series (baseball) and 2005 National Championship in the Rose Bowl (football).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Austin,_Texas   (4329 words)

  
 Two Koreas: Labour, Social movements, Politics
Finally, the Korea Economic Institute (which seems to be a lobbying organization based in Washington, DC) has a US-Korea FTA Resource Center page with lots of links to testimony from various industry groups and other stakeholders -- well, uhem, actually more 'shareholders' than stakeholders seem to be represented.
Anwar's release would nothave been possible without their help.The MTU is calling on all workers in Korea and around the world to uniteso that all may be free from oppression and discrimination.
The Korea Rail Workers Union has also decided to, again, take collective action, saying the state-run Korea Railroad (Korail) has been indifferent to their demands, including reinstating fired workers and converting attendants of the Korea Train Express into regular workers.
twokoreas.blogspot.com   (3155 words)

  
 False terror alarm rattles S.Korea railway [Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers]
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea had a scare Thursday as suspected explosives were found on the tracks of a bullet train, which turned out to be wooden sticks disguised as dynamite.
The device was discovered between the railway and the platform during a routine check during the morning rush hour, just five minutes before the departure of a high-speed train at the country's southern, second-largest city of Busan.
The discovery delayed the departure of the high-speed train, dubbed the KTX (Korea Train Express), which went ahead after the device turned out to be a piece of wood.
www.ble.org /pr/news/headline.asp?id=10659   (327 words)

  
 UTU: News
SEOUL, S. Korea -- South Korea ceremonially launched its first high-speed railway service on Tuesday (March 30) when a sleek, French-designed bullet train glided out of Seoul on a run the acting president said could one day extend all the way to Europe, according to this Reuters report.
The train could be "the starting point for a 21st century Iron Silkroad" to Europe, he said before taking a ride on one of the 18-strong fleet of KTX trains with other dignitaries.
The train, which is 388 metres (1,273 feet or 424 yards) long and can carry 935 passengers, uses the same technology as France's TGV train network and was built by French engineering group Alstom, which came close to bankruptcy last year but has won a series of orders in recent weeks.
www.utu.org /worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=12969   (485 words)

  
 Vietnam Railways   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In the morning of March 30, 2003; delegates attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Korea Express Train at Seoul station.
With the operation of 300-km/hour train, Korea officially become one of the five-member express train clubs including Japan, France, German, Spain and Korea.
The express train project was received special attention from the Korean Government.
www.vr.com.vn /english/hotnews/bydatabase/detail.asp?ID=129   (677 words)

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