Korea Railroad Corporation

national railroad operator in South Korea
Organization railway_company Q18169
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Summary

Korea Railroad Corporation is a railway company[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,874 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Korea Railroad Corporation was a member of International Union of Railways[3].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation is located in Daejeon[4].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation is in the country of South Korea[5].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's instance of is recorded as railway company[6].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's instance of is recorded as state-owned enterprise[7].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's instance of is recorded as semi market-type public enterprise[8].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Daejeon[9].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's Commons category is recorded as Korea Railroad[10].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's industry is recorded as rail transport[11].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's foundational text is recorded as 한국철도공사법[12].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation comprises DMZ Train[13].
  • January 1, 1963 marks the founding of Korea Railroad Corporation[14].
  • January 1, 2005 marks the founding of Korea Railroad Corporation[15].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's location of formation is recorded as Daejeon[16].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport[17].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's official website is recorded as https://info.korail.com/info/index.do[18].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's official website is recorded as https://info.korail.com/infoeng/index.do[19].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's official website is recorded as https://info.korail.com/infojpn/index.do[20].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's official website is recorded as https://info.korail.com/infochn/index.do[21].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's official website is recorded as https://www.letskorail.com/[22].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's official website is recorded as https://info.korail.com[23].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Korail[24].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's official name is recorded as 한국철도공사[25].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's official name is recorded as 韓國鐵道公社[26].
  • Korea Railroad Corporation's legal form is recorded as state-owned enterprise[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1963[14] and January 1, 2005[15]. Korea Railroad Corporation's location of formation is recorded as Daejeon[16].

Identity

Official names include 한국철도공사[25] and 韓國鐵道公社[26].

Operations

Korea Railroad Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Daejeon[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport[17].

Industry

Korea Railroad Corporation's industry is recorded as rail transport[11].

Why It Matters

Korea Railroad Corporation ranks in the top 5% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,874 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · CE040295 · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → 한국철도공사, 韓國鐵道公社
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Official name: 韓國鐵道公社"
  2. 11w ago · Mariobanana · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pixiv encyclopedia id → 韓国鉄道公社
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pixiv encyclopedia id: 韓国鉄道公社"
  3. 15w ago · J o · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Youtube channel id → UCvsiruL2z7s3U3WyzqJYRHA
    Headquarters location → Daejeon
    Legal form → state-owned enterprise, semi market-type public enterprise
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Youtube channel id: UCvsiruL2z7s3U3WyzqJYRHA"
  4. 16w ago · J o · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Foundational text → 한국철도공사법
    Inception → —
    Instance of → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Corporate number (south korea): 160171-0004321"
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