• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.131-137
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• 2001

The dynamic behavior of high speed train is very important because of its safety and passengers' ride comfort. The railway vehicle is composed of many suspension components, such as 1st springs, 1st dampers, 2nd springs and 2nd dampers, that have an influence on the dynamic characteristics of high speed train. Also, the wheel/rail shapes and the track geometry affect the dynamic behavior of high speed train. This paper reviews the dynamic behavior of KHST in the KTX test line. The VAMPIRE program is used for this simulation. The simulation results are within the limits of safety criteria. Thus the KHST can operate safely at 350 km/h in the KTX test line.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.1607-1611
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• 2004

Korea's new high-speed train opened for business on April 1, 2004. This paper examines the passenger demand variation between major train stops on Kyung-Bu corridor. The analysis scrutinized the demand transition and market responses by the opening of KTX. Demand analysis is subcategorized with routes and train classes. The study used the data from the survey between January 2003 and August 2004 and the route sections were between major trains stops including Seoul, Cheonan, Daejeon, Daegu and Busan on Kyung-Bu corridor.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.829-835
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• 2001

The sources of wayside noise for the high speed train are the aerodynamic noise, rolling noise and power unit noise. One of the best ways to control the wayside noise is to analysis the noise level. In this paper, we measure the wayside noise and the vibration of the rail/sleeper for Korean Train Express (KTX) and compare with the results for the conventional train. The measurement results for KTX show that the characteristics of the noise and vibration are different from the conventional train and the rolling noise and power unit noise are the major sources.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.34-40
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• 2002

21세기 무한경쟁시대에 대비하여 국가산업의 경쟁력제고는 물론 지역의 균형발전에 기여코자 추진되고 있는 단군이래 최대 국책사업인 경부고속철도 건설사업은 오는 2004년 개통을 목표로 활기차게 추진되고 있다. 한국고속철도건설공단은 '94.6.14 프랑스 알스톰사(한국 TGV 컨소시움)와 체결한 경부고속철도차량 계약목표를 우수하고 완벽한 성능의 고속열차 도입과 함께 선진기술을 이전받아 국내 철도 기술수준을 향상시켜 고속 철도 기술 선진국으로의 도약에 그 초점을 맞추었다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.450-453
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• 2005

We test the running performance of KHST(Korean High Speed Train) that is developed in Korea. The interior noise of high speed train is dependent on the train speed generally and is one of the most important problem recently. In this paper, we present the test results of interior noise for KTX and KHST and examine into the cause of interior noise for KTX. From the analysis results, we know that the interior noise of KHST is lower about $2{\sim}5dB(A)$ than KTX and also the noise levels of KTX at 80Hz and 250Hz in tunnel increase very highly.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.351-362
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to investigate service factors and relationships affecting customer satisfaction by measuring indexes of the entire set of high-speed railway station facilities and train services. In this study, we collected data from 202 KTX passengers and analyzed the data using the structural equation model (SEM) method. Through exploratory factor analysis (EFA), we found five major service factors, including parking related service (PRS), station convenient facilities related service (SCS), ticketing services (TIS), service within the train (SWT), and inner environments (INE). As result of a hypothesis test, it was found that PRS does not influence SWT, whereas SCS and TIS positively affect train related service. Also, SWT and INE significantly affect the overall service satisfaction of customers. Thus, our findings provide that station facilities and train service experience are important factors that can enhance customer satisfaction.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2010.10a
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• pp.309-309
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• 2010

한국은 산과 강이 많고 평야가 적은 지형적 특성상 터널 구간, 교량 구간 등이 많고 철도 차량이 이러한 구간들을 통과할 때 차량 내부에서 발생되는 과도 소음 또한 자주 발생하게 된다. 정상상태에서 소음에 비하여 과도상태에서 소음은 특성이 급격히 변화하여 승객들에게 더욱 큰 성가심을 유발할 수 있다. 특히 국내에서 운행중인 KTX 와 KTX 산천과 같은 고속철도의 경우 빠른 운행 속도로 인하여 과도 소음의 정도 또한 높아지게 된다. 따라서 더욱 정숙한 승객들의 승차 환경을 조성하기 위하여 과도상태에서의 실내소음 특성분석은 그 중요성이 더욱 커지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 고속철도가 감속 가속할 때, 터널을 통과할 때, 교량 위를 운행할 때, 차량이 교행할 때 등의 과도 상태에서의 실내 소음 특성을 음질평가의 방법으로 분석하고 정상상태에서의 소음 특성과 비교하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.417-423
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• 2008

Transportation planners are increasingly adopting policies aimed at changing travel choices made by general commuter. Theories on the relationship between high-speed technology and transport address changes in travel behavior of regional commuter due to alterations in the Kyung-Bu railroad transportation corridor. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between travel behavior and high-speed technology. The KORAIL data allows us to explore the differences between travel characteristics that are usually hard to discern by guesswork. The effects of travel time were found to be significant in the full decisions that control for commuting KTX. Although many argue that transportation behavior cannot be changed, this paper demonstrates that about 4 years of behavioral data on KTX travel show otherwise. In this paper we explore several possibilities to fill in some of the gaps in our knowledge on the expansion of commuter belt.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.110-116
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• 2013

Track irregularities is one of the key factors influencing the running behavior of trains. In order to ensure safety and ride comfort of train, the criteria for track irregularities should be adequately established regarding vehicle velocity, vehicle characteristics, characteristics of the track recording car, and measurement interval. Also, track maintenance should be carried out thoroughly according to the criteria for managing track irregularities. Numerical analysis was conducted to investigate the influence of track alignment on the running behavior of Korean high speed train(KTX). Various wavelengths and amplitudes of lateral alignment were considered as parameters for this study using the Vampire program, a vehicle dynamics modeling package in railway environment. Derailment, lateral load, bogie acceleration and body acceleration of numerical analysis results due to alignment were investigated. Finally, the influence of the alignment on safety and ride comfort for the KTX was evaluated. This study indicates that alignment irregularities have significant impacts on running safety, and that the criteria used to manage alignment irregularities should be restrictive to ensure the running safety of the KTX.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.577-582
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• 2010

The importance of maintenance of rail surface defects is increasing according to the KTX operation. That is because during high speed operation of rolling stocks, rail surface defects shorten fatigue life of rail, accelerate track degradation and deteriorate ride comfort. Rail grinding has been applied for effective rail maintenance in Kyeong-Bu HS line. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of rail grinding in term of rail fatigue life. To this end, the stresses of the rail are measured under KTX running and the equivalent stress range is calculated by RMC after the frequency analysis done with rainflow counting method. Also, The Modified Miner's rule is applied to predict the fatigue life of ground rail. The result of the analysis shows that the fatigue life of ground rail is increased by 15%.