SR Corporation

SR Corporation (Korean: 에스알, formerly Suseo High Speed Rail Corporation),[2][3] also known as Supreme Railways,[4] is a South Korean rail operator that operates high-speed rail services. It manages three stations and its trains call at 17 stations.[5]

SR Corporation
FormerlySuseo High Speed Rail Corporation
IndustryRail transport
FoundedDecember 27, 2013 (2013-12-27)
HeadquartersSuseo Hyosung Building, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
ServicesSuper Rapid Train (SRT)
Owners
Websitesrail.co.kr

History
  • Dec 2013 : Establishment of Suseo High Speed Rail Corporation(수서고속철도주식회사, 水西高速鐵道株式會社)[6]
  • June 2014 : Change of company name to SR Corporation
  • July 2014 : Joined The Korea Railway Association
  • Dec 2016 : Started running SRT(Super Rapid Train) [7]
  • Feb 2019 : Categorized as a Public Enterprise(준시장형 공공기관)

Services
Main article: Super Rapid Train

The Super Rapid Train (SRT) is a high-speed rail service operated by SR.[8] The service currently consists of two routes, Suseo–Busan route and Suseo–Mokpo route.[9] The ticket price is around 10% lower than KTX on average.[10] The SRT(Super Rapid Train) runs the Seoul-Busan route 8 minutes faster than KTX.

References
  1. "Shareholders". SR Corporation. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. "SR 연혁". SR Corporation (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. Lim Jeong-hwan (July 2, 2020). "[단독]수서고속철도→에스알→?…SR 6년만에 이름 바꾸나". Newdaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. David Briginshaw (June 1, 2018). "Supreme Railways fights for survival". Rail Journal. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  5. "Exclusive Stations". SR Corporation. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  6. "SR연혁". www.srail.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  7. 윤보람 (November 20, 2016). "수서고속철 내달 9일 개통…117년만에 철도경쟁시대 열린다". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  8. Andy Tebay (December 9, 2016). "Korea opens Suseo high-speed line". Rail Journal. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  9. Sun Byung-kyu (September 21, 2016). "[철도의날 특집] 수도권고속철도 운영기업 (주)SR". Kukto Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  10. 윤보람 (November 20, 2016). "수서고속철 내달 9일 개통…117년만에 철도경쟁시대 열린다". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved January 17, 2022.


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