Korea Rail Network Authority Upgrades New Technology Verification System to Enhance Quality and Safety

The Korea Rail Network Authority is upgrading its new technology verification system to enhance the quality and safety of railway facilities. Railway facility performance verification is a system designed to confirm the performance of newly developed or improved railway facilities and to assess their suitability for application on operational lines. This is mainly conducted in key areas such as roadbed, track, electricity, signaling, and communications.

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Since launching railway facility performance verification in 2011, the Authority has completed a total of 58 verifications to date. Through this process, 24 facilities, including sleepers and fastening devices, have been standardized and reflected in design and construction, thereby improving the quality of railway facilities.

Performance verification is conducted by a committee of experts in each field and involves several stages: reviewing compliance with technical requirements, conducting assembly tests to verify unit performance of each component, and performing on-site installation tests using operational lines as test beds. Facilities that pass all stages receive a performance verification certificate.

Recently, as development of railway facilities to address issues such as aging infrastructure, environmental pollution, and noise has become more active, demand for performance verification-such as for sleeper substitutes and noise and vibration reduction devices-continues to increase.

In response to these changes, the Authority has prepared a 'Railway Facility Performance Verification Practical Manual' to make it easier for applicants to apply for and proceed with performance verification. The manual is available on the Korea Rail Network Authority website.

Lee Seong-hae, President of the Korea Rail Network Authority, stated, "Performance verification of railway facilities is a critical gateway to realizing safe and pleasant railways," adding, "The Authority will continue to strengthen support so that facilities developed by companies can actively participate in performance verification."

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