고속철도 개통후 철도화물수송체계 개선방안 연구

Abstract

The launch of the high-speed railway service in April 2004 will profoundly change the passenger and freight transport system in Korea. The existing main line track will be able to take on much more freight than before. It is necessary to reduce transit time and logistics costs to improve the national logistics system by establishing an efficient and effective rail freight transport system.Railways play a central role in the "National Intermodal Transport Policy for the 21st Century". The government is aiming to raise the rail modal share of transport to around 15% of freight traffic in the next 10 years with the introduction of new facilities. The government has formulated plans to activate the strategy for the freight railway system - to build artery railways that link trunk lines with peripheral regions of the country. As such, the government has started to focus on implementing a rail freight strategy.To improve the rail freight system, government disbursed 20% of the investments for rail facilities under the Transport Facility Special Accounting Law. Also rail freight operators needed to be motivated to improve overall levels of service to attract more customers. To increase the share of intermodal transport through the activation of rail transport, it is especially important to restructure rail freight stations, the rail freight tariff system and incentive system to induce new customers. Also rail operators and the government need to modernize and purchase new facilities and equipment to increase productivity.