THE Korean city of Ulsan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) to cooperate in the project to build the world\u2019s first light rail line operated with hydrogen-powered LRVs.<\/p>\n
The signing ceremony took place on February 9 and was attended by Ulsan mayor, Mr Kim Doo-gyum and KRRI president, Mr Han Seok-yoon. Under the agreement, KRRI will provide support throughout the project including specialist consultancy, for up to 12 months after the line opens.<\/p>\n
The line will be the city\u2019s first rapid transit line. The City of Ulsan says the project is budgeted at Won 328bn ($US 246.3m), 60% of which will be funded by central government and 40% provided locally.<\/p>\n
The 11km route will run from Taehwagang station to Sinbok Intersection with 15 stops. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2026, with the opening planned for 2029.<\/p>\n
A feasibility study for the line was undertaken by the Ministry of Economy and Finance and was approved in August 2023. In November, the project moved into a subsequent feasibility, assessment and planning phase, with a review into the customer experience of the light rail interchange at Taehwagang station currently underway.<\/p>\n
The MoU is another milestone for the project aimed at bringing hydrogen-powered LRVs to the city, located on the southeast coast of Korea. Ulsan signed an MoU<\/a> with Hyundai Rotem in 2020 and the manufacturer has been testing the LRVs on disused tracks near Taehwagang station since 2022.<\/p>\n In mid-November 2023, 200 passengers rode five-section LRVs for 4km during an official demonstration event. The LRVs operate at a top speed of 40km\/h and have a range of 200km before they require refuelling.<\/p>\n For detailed data on light rail projects, subscribe to IRJ Pro<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Korean hydrogen light rail project moves forward<\/a> appeared first on International Railway Journal<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE Korean city of Ulsan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) to cooperate in the project to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rail-news","category-transport"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t