Assemblyman Kim Hoe-jae Points Out Railway Facility Defect Management: "Railway Defect Repairs, Corporation Ignores Responsibility"

From 2015 to 2019, only 3,417 out of 5,841 repair requests were completed
Some places requested repairs 9 to 12 times since 2015
Hyundai and Daewoo alternately ranked first in railway defects
Railway Corporation and Railroad Corporation need to d

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] It has been revealed that the defect management system for railway facilities is not functioning properly.

According to Kim Hoe-jae, a member of the National Assembly's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee from the Democratic Party of Korea (Yeosu-eul, Jeonnam), out of a total of 5,841 defect repair requests made by Korail to the Korea Rail Network Authority from 2015 to 2019, only 3,417 cases (58.5%) were executed.

Among these, there were even two locations where defect repairs had been requested as many as 12 times since 2015, but repairs have still not been carried out.

According to the general conditions of construction contracts between Korail and the Korea Rail Network Authority, the defect management service consignment agreement for high-speed railway facilities, and the defect management procedure for general railway facilities, when Korail notifies the Authority and the construction company of defect occurrences, the construction company is required to immediately carry out repairs.

However, this system is not operating properly.

Also, according to data on the top 10 companies with the most railway defects, Hyundai Construction ranked first in 2016 and last year, while Daewoo Construction ranked first in 2017 and 2018. Doosan Construction, SK Construction, and Samsung C&T took turns occupying the top spots for defect occurrences.

Assemblyman Kim pointed out, “The fundamental reason why defect repairs are not properly carried out is due to the ‘complex procedures’ and the current vertical separation structure, where the Korea Rail Network Authority constructs the railway, Korail takes over for maintenance, and when defects occur, Korail must notify the Authority and the construction company to request repairs.” He added, “Measures to improve the defect repair execution rate and solutions for safety management issues should be prepared, including plans to integrate the upper and lower railway institutions.”

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