The Korean National Railroad, now known as Korail, is the national railroad operator in South Korea. Hangul is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja, or hanmun, sometimes translated as Sino-Korean characters, are what Chinese characters (hanzi) are called in Korean. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ...

The KNR operates passenger and freight trains troughout South Korea. The railroad's headquarters (Cheoldocheong (철도청; 鐵道廳)) are located in Yongsan-gu, a district of Seoul. For a complete list of these lines, see Railways in South Korea. Yongsan-gu is a district of Seoul, South Korea. ... Seoul (서울, â–¶ (help· info)) is the capital of South Korea (the Republic of Korea) and is one of the most populous cities in the world, located in the northwestern part of the country on the Han River. ... Transportation in South Korea is provided by extensive networks of railways, highways, bus routes, ferry services, and air routes that criss-cross the country. ...

Korail also operates the following lines connected to the Seoul Metropolitan Subway: Automated ticket turnstiles in Seoul subway station The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is one of the most heavily used subway systems in the world, with over 8 million trips daily on the systems nine lines (total figures for Seoul Metropolitan Subway Corporation, Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation & Korean National Railroad...

• Ansan Line (Geumjeong-Oido)
• Gwacheon Line(Namtaeryeong-Geumjeong)
• Bundang Line (Seonneung-Bojeong)
• Ilsan Line (Jichuk-Daehwa)

KNR covers a total of 104 stations with its 150 trains. The operation intervals are from 1.7 -8 minutes during rush hours and 3.6 -12 minutes during non-rush hours. An average of 2,177,000 people use Korail's commuter lines everyday. Seoul Subway Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway (dubbed the blue line) is a long line crossing from the southwest to the northeast across the Capital Metropolitan Area. ... Seoul Subway Line 4 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway (dubbed the blue line) is a long line crossing from the southwest to the northeast across the Capital Metropolitan Area. ... Bundang Line is a commuter subway line of the Korean National Railroad. ... Seoul Subway Line 3 (the Orange Line) of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway connects northwestern Seoul to the city center, Gangnam, and southeastern Seoul. ...

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Transportation in South Korea

This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... Transportation in South Korea is provided by extensive networks of railways, highways, bus routes, ferry services, and air routes that criss-cross the country. ...

External links

• Korail Homepage
• Seoul Government Transport Homepage