Ulsan New Port, Inbound Railway Opens on 15th to Become a Hub for Port Logistics

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] The Ulsan New Port access railway connecting Cheongnyang-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan Metropolitan City to Hwangseong-dong, Nam-gu will be opened.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 14th that it will hold an opening ceremony for the Ulsan New Port access railway with the Korea Rail Network Authority at the Ulsan New Port Cheonggeo Station on the 15th.

The opening ceremony will be limited to a minimum number of people (within 10) from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Korea Rail Network Authority, and local governments, considering the social distancing level 2 measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Ulsan New Port access railway has been under construction for 6 years and 2 months since July 2014. The total project cost was 223.4 billion KRW. The access railway connects the main railway lines to transport resources such as cement and coal produced locally, as well as port cargo including containers.

The access railway has a total length of 9.34 km, consisting of 5.9 km of earthworks, 2.8 km of bridges (3 locations), 0.6 km of tunnels (2 locations), 1 level crossing, and 2 stations (Yongam and Ulsan New Port stations).

At Yongam New Port Station, general cargo generated from industrial complexes is handled, and at Ulsan New Port Station, general cargo and containers generated from the Ulsan New Port hinterland complex are handled.

In the early stages of the access railway opening, it is planned to use it for transporting import and export cargo between Ulsan Industrial Complex and Busan Port, as well as industrial container cargo arriving at Ulsan New Port Station to factories in the Gyeonggi area (44,000 TEU annually).

With the opening of the Ulsan New Port access railway, it is expected that logistics transportation at the port will be connected to the nationwide national railway network, enabling mass transportation with punctuality and stability, moving beyond the existing road-centered individual unit transportation.

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