Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport: "Recovery of Track Derailment of Freight Train Entering Yeongcheon Station to be Completed by 9 AM Tomorrow"

On the morning of the 18th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that the recovery work for the freight train derailment near Yeongcheon Station is expected to be completed by around 9 a.m. on the 19th.

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Earlier, at around 7:50 a.m., a freight train traveling from Ahwa-ri, Seomyeon, Gyeongju to Yeongcheon derailed while entering Yeongcheon Station. The Ministry stated that there were no casualties from this accident, and bus transportation has been arranged for passengers of the subsequent Mugunghwa train operating between Ahwa Station and Yeongcheon Station.

Immediately after the accident, the Ministry deployed the Railway Disaster Response Team, composed of the Railway Safety Policy Officer, Railway Safety Supervisor, Railway Special Judicial Police (affiliated agency), Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (affiliated agency), and Korea Transportation Safety Authority (subsidiary agency), to the site to manage the situation.

As recovery work began on the section between Ahwa Station and Yeongcheon Station, operations on both the up and down lines were suspended, with restoration expected to be completed by 9 a.m. on the 19th.

Meanwhile, the number of freight train derailment incidents involving Korail this year has doubled compared to the same period last year, reaching 14 cases. Excluding 10 cases still under investigation, the Ministry has issued a total of 11 corrective actions for 4 derailment incidents.

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