Korail recently hosted a week-long training program for Russian Railways (RZD), starting on December 9. Representatives of RZD were given the chance to share Korea`s strategies and know-how in the areas of high-speed railway infrastructure and security systems, subway systems powered with electricity and the management of finances and organization. The training program consisted of lectures and a field trip.
Arranged at the request of RZD, the program was offered four times this year with around 60 staff in total in attendance.
The lectures ranged widely on a number of topics, including railroads for high-speed trains, financing, electricity and control facilities. Promising staff participated in the program, laying a foundation for cooperation on railway service.
Korail CEO Choi Yeon-hye said, "I hope that Korea and Russia can develop a strategic partnership in the area of railway service, bringing forward the president`s `Eurasia Initiative,` and covering the peninsula`s transportation, energy and logistics systems."
Korail has also carried out a number of projects with other nations. In October, it provided a training program for seven member states of the International Union of Railways (UIC): Russia, Azerbaijan, Malaysia and Mongolia. The topic was railway policies, management systems and train IT.
Previously in May, as part of the fifth Korea-ASEAN high-level meeting on transportation, railway operators from eight ASEAN countries visited Korea to share the nation`s railway management skills and to talk about train security.
Finally in July, ten railway engineers from Sri Lanka paid a visit to Seoul to share Korail`s know-how about technologies and management of diesel-electric locomotives.
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