Korea Railroad Conducts Special Safety Inspection Related to KTX Derailment Accident

Emergency Safety Measures Meeting Held to Inspect Vehicles, Facilities, and All Areas

Na Heeseung, President of Korail (left), is directly commanding the accident recovery site on the night of the 5th. / Provided by Korail.

Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) has launched a special safety inspection following the KTX-Sancheon derailment accident on the Gyeongbu High-Speed Line that occurred on the 5th.

According to KORAIL on the 8th, on the 6th and 7th, KORAIL held emergency safety countermeasure meetings chaired by President Na Hee-seung at the Daejeon headquarters to discuss the KTX derailment accident. They decided to conduct special inspections across all railway sectors including vehicles and facilities, and to establish measures to strengthen safety.

The cause of this accident is currently under investigation by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board.

Since it will take a considerable amount of time until the investigation results on the accident circumstances and causes are announced, KORAIL decided to proactively implement measures to ensure safety.

First, a special inspection task force (T/F) will be formed to inspect the running gear of all 14 KTX-Sancheon trainsets manufactured during the same period as the accident vehicle.

In addition, emergency safety inspections will be conducted on major facilities such as railway tunnels, bridges, and overhead lines, as well as on vehicles, to reorganize the safety system. Along with this, winter safety management measures to prepare for cold waves and heavy snowfall will also be reviewed.

Korea Railroad Corporation held an emergency safety countermeasure meeting on the morning of the 6th at its headquarters in Daejeon and decided to inspect all areas including vehicles and facilities. / Photo by Korail.

President Na said, “Once again, I deeply apologize to the public for the inconvenience caused in using the trains,” and added, “We will do our best to ensure safety through thorough inspections and accurate identification of the causes so that such accidents never happen again, and so that the public can board trains with peace of mind.”

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