Korea Railroad, First Public Institution to Receive the 'Green Masterpiece Award'

At the '2022 Korea Green Product of the Year' awards ceremony held at the Seoul Global Center on the 30th, Kwon Pyung-su, Head of the Environmental Management Department at Korea Railroad Corporation (right), is taking a commemorative photo after receiving the 'Green Masterpiece Award.' Photo by Korea Railroad Corporation

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) became the first public institution to receive the 'Green Masterpiece Award.'

On the 30th, Korea Railroad announced that it had won the prestigious Green Masterpiece Award among the '2022 Korea Green Products of the Year.'

The Green Product of the Year is selected through evaluations of the product's eco-friendly effects by experts, environmental organizations, and consumers.

Korea Railroad's 'Jungbu Naeryuk Line KTX-Eum' was selected as the Green Product of the Year in the service category, earning the Green Masterpiece Award given to companies that have won for more than 11 years. This recognizes their continuous eco-friendly efforts.

Previously, Korea Railroad's Gyeongbu Line KTX (2012), ITX-Cheongchun (2013), Nuriro (2014), O-train (2015), S-train (2016), ITX-Saemaeul (2017), V-train (2018), Honam Line KTX-Sancheon (2019), Gangneung Line KTX-Sancheon (2020), and Jungang Line KTX-Eum (2021) were honored as Green Products of the Year.

In particular, the 'Jungbu Naeryuk Line KTX-Eum' operates between Icheon (Bubal Station) in Gyeonggi Province and Chungju, emitting only one-sixth of the carbon dioxide compared to a passenger car. Riding this section is equivalent to planting 3.2 pine trees.

Leveraging this strength, KTX-Eum received excellent evaluations in ▲ eco-friendliness ▲ safety and convenience ▲ customer accessibility. It also achieved the remarkable feat of simultaneously winning the 'Consumer's Choice Popularity Award' voted by consumer panels.

Korea Railroad's Kwon Pyung-soo, Head of Environmental Management, said, "Our efforts to expand eco-friendly trains have borne fruit with 11 consecutive years of being selected as the Green Product of the Year," adding, "Korea Railroad will continue to reduce carbon emissions and save energy, leading company-wide efforts to practice carbon neutrality."

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