Hyundai Rotem Wins 345 Billion KRW GTX Electric Train Supply Contract

Order of 120 GTX-A Line Train Cars... Plan to Complete Delivery by 2024

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Hyundai Rotem has won the first Great Train Express (GTX) electric train supply project connecting major hubs in downtown Seoul from the outskirts of the metropolitan area.

On the 20th, Hyundai Rotem announced that it had secured the contract to supply 120 GTX-A line electric train cars ordered by SG Rail, the project operator of the GTX-A line. The contract amount is 345.2 billion KRW.

The GTX, with three newly established lines A, B, and C confirmed, is a metropolitan express railway construction project promoted to alleviate long-distance commuting traffic congestion by connecting the outskirts of the metropolitan area with downtown Seoul. The GTX is characterized by constructing tracks in underground spaces below 40 meters and straightening the routes as much as possible.

The 120 GTX-A line electric train cars ordered from Hyundai Rotem are scheduled to operate on the 83.1 km section with 10 stations from Unjeong Station in Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do to Dongtan Station in Hwaseong-si. Hyundai Rotem plans to complete the delivery of all vehicles by 2024.

The GTX-A line electric trains manufactured by Hyundai Rotem consist of 8 cars per train set, with a maximum operating speed of 180 km/h. Each train set has a passenger capacity of 1,090. Hyundai Rotem explained that since the GTX-A line trains operate faster than regular subways, airtight sealing work to block gaps where outside air contacts the vehicle and noise insulation inside the train are enhanced to high-speed train levels.

Additionally, to prevent passengers from experiencing ear barotrauma caused by pressure waves generated when entering and exiting platforms in underground tunnels, the body wall reinforcements have been strengthened, and thick single-door type doors used in high-speed trains such as KTX-Sancheon and SRT have been applied.

Furthermore, to reduce passenger boarding and alighting time, although the doors are single-door type, each car is equipped with three wide doors on each side, with a width of 1,300 mm, wider than the existing 900 mm doors of high-speed trains.

Hyundai Rotem plans to establish a foundation for future additional orders by delivering high-quality vehicles and securing successful project performance in this GTX-A line electric train project.

A Hyundai Rotem official said, “The GTX-A line electric trains have excellent passenger transport capacity along with fast speeds that allow arrival from the metropolitan outskirts to Seoul in about 20 minutes. We will strive to contribute to alleviating metropolitan traffic congestion by delivering high-quality GTX-A line electric trains that satisfy customers.”

Meanwhile, Hyundai Rotem has previously secured metropolitan railway vehicle projects totaling 7,863 cars domestically and internationally, including ▲120 cars of Gyeongchun Line electric trains in 2008 ▲64 cars of ITX-Cheongchun double-decker electric trains in 2009 ▲138 cars of ITX-Saemaeul electric trains in 2011 ▲240 cars of S?o Paulo suburban line electric trains in Brazil in 2013 ▲554 cars of Sydney double-decker electric trains in Australia in 2016 ▲520 cars of Taiwan Railway Administration electric trains in 2018.

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