Korail Wins 17 Billion KRW Contract for Operation and Maintenance Advisory Project of Philippine Railways

Manila Metro Line 7 14 Stations Targeted
Train Operators and Controllers Training Project Also Underway

Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) announced on the 17th that it has secured a consulting contract worth 17 billion KRW for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the Philippine urban railway. Operation and Maintenance refers to the comprehensive management of the project, including technical operation and maintenance.

Korea Railroad Corporation Headquarters. (Provided by Korail)

This project involves consulting on the overall operation and maintenance of a 23km section with 14 stations connecting Quezon City and Bulacan areas on the soon-to-be-opened Manila Metro Line 7 (hereinafter MRT-7), with a contract period of 45 months.

KORAIL received the notice of award for the "Philippine MRT-7 Operation and Maintenance Consulting Project" from the project owner San Miguel last month and started the project this month. Seventeen experts will be deployed to provide consulting in the fields of operation and maintenance, including system integration (SI), testing and commissioning (T&C), reliability verification and management (RAM), and information technology.

KORAIL has been conducting long-term technical consulting, including design, for the MRT-7 project since 2016, and will now also undertake the consulting project for the operation and maintenance of the soon-to-be-opened MRT-7. Additionally, KORAIL has secured a project for training new train drivers and controllers for MRT-7, with education scheduled to begin in May and continue for about one year.

A faculty composed of 12 railway experts will provide both theoretical and practical training to cultivate train drivers and controller instructors who will become key personnel for MRT-7.

Ko Jun-young, Acting President of KORAIL, stated, "With proven technical expertise through long-term consulting projects, we have gained a favorable position in the selection of the Philippine railway operation and maintenance operator worth hundreds of billions of KRW," adding, "We will leverage our know-how from operating railways stably over a long period to accelerate the development of overseas markets."

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