• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.315-321
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• 2009

Since the KTX start its service on April 1st of 2004, KTX increased its share up to 17.4% (2008). It's the 2nd after the passenger car share of 59.2% in the national transportation, but the gap is still wide. In addition, because of the rise of goods' and oil price, the share of intercity express bus is growing up. Nevertheless Korail is trying to improve the train schedule and develop internodal transit system, the number of passengers of KTX is remain flat. KORAIL should start and proceed the tasks below. - Analysis of the 5 year's operation of KTX since the year of 2004 to make plans for the steady growth - development of the KTX operation plan for expansion of railway - preparing the operation of additional passenger rail services on the mail line for newly introduced trains. - expansion of KTX's service area after the introduction of KTX-II - introduction of other new trains - examination for the action plans to promote marketing in main-line including refinement of the rate structure

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.1191-1197
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• 2009

KTX decelerator is a device to fulfil a role of transmission of turning force to reduction device of an axle by serrate device. Currently, KTX decelerator's TBO(Time Between Overhaul) has 3 years cycle. As for the dissembly maintenance of a device, its maintenance is conducted every 1.4M kms. In this study, since opening of KTX, we analyzed reliability, maintainability, availability of KTX decelerator by researching historical records of maintenance of the decelerator, and based on above data, investigated whether its TBO cycle and maintenance works properly or not And we considered maintenance policies of KTX decelerator to improve efficiency in maintenance in the future.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.9 no.1 s.32
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• pp.81-88
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to verify the dimensions of service quality of Korea Train Express(KTX) and to compare the service quality of KTX with that of general train. The researcher consisted of initial 32 items representing eight-dimension and analyzed the final quality dimensions of KTX. The collected data of passenger of 226 was analyzed by statistical procedures such as the iterative sequence of computing Cronbach's a, corrected item-to total correlations, and factor analyses. Through the repeated statistical process to puritY the items, a final set of 26 items representing six district dimensions; tangibles, timely responsiveness, empathy, comfort, information access and safety. The Results of independent samples t-test showed that the mean scores of all the service quality dimensions of KTX except for comfort were higher than those of general train. This finding will provide the more appropriate instrument to measure the KTX service quality as well as to improve the passengers' perception of the service quality.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.755-761
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• 2003

The dynamic analysis of the KTX can predict the dynamic motions which occurred in test drive. In this study an analytical model of the KTX is developed to find the critical speed. The numerical analysis for the nonlinear equation motions of 17 degrees of freedom show the running stability and the critical speed due to the hunting motion of the KTX. Also, the vibration modes of the KTX are calculated using the ADAMS/RAIL software, which show that the critical speed occurs for the yawing modes of the car body and the bogie. Finally, this paper shows that the critical speed of the KTX could be changed with the modifications of the design parameters of wheel conicity and wheel contact point.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.1287-1292
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• 2005

With opening of KTX, Korea Railway have carried out a variety of marketing strategies unprecedented, which have brought successful results for dramatical increasing passengers in KTX from 72 thousand passengers per day in 2004 to 85 thousand passengers per day in 2005. These marketing strategies for Korea Rail to use in increasing passengers for KTX are the following: special discount fare system for non-season to penetrate into transport market in the first time, fare system reform considering to customers' willing to pay, new item development by each specific market like contracting transport, YMS(Yield Management System) by stages, Home-ticket-and-e-ticket and tele-marketing service, and wide range covering sales network making it comfortable for users in KTX. This paper discusses these successful marketing strategies and its performance and finally suggests strategic implications for KTX growth.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.899-902
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• 2007

The KTX train which brings April 2004 high-speed railroad commerce operation time is operated currently Kyungbu line Seoul-Gwangmyeong-Daejeon-Dongdaegu-Pusan and Honam line Youngsan-Gwangmyeong-Seodaejeon-Kwangju/Mokpo. The high-speed railroad opening to traffic after KTX train interior noise follows in railway line quality change and it is changing together. From the research which it sees until opening to traffic after present time of the KTX vehicle it executed an interior noise quality change from Kyungbu line.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.85-86
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• 2006

It presented the approach method for the station braking noise present condition and a braking noise reduction plan escape of the KTX train. The research which it sees the technical ground it will be able to accomplish the station braking noise reduction of the KTX vehicle with base the questing matter where the escape one thing is big there is a possibility of doing.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.1453-1458
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• 2006

KTX Railway rolling stock wheel run its course to corrode, deteriorate and wear away through out the time. So it is natural that the performance and ability of wheel gets declined. The frequency characteristic analysis were accomplished to above trend and shock wave flow to wheels were examined. The result will be used to find Railway rolling stock wheel crack and maintenance method hereafter.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.756-760
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• 2009

In 2010, the second phase of Kyeongbu KTX high speed train construction is expected to be completed. Therefore KTX's fare system need to be further improved. In this study, analyze the present condition and problems whit applying the existing fare system into the second phase of KTX high speed train, and then suggests improvement measures that divide KTX's fare system with distance-based fare and service-based fare.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.1372-1377
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• 2004

The contact wire uplift amount was measured for the conventional and the high speed catenary during KTX dynamic test period. The contact wire uplift amount is considered as a important parameter in determining and designing of the specific catenary. The measurements were conducted in wayside and onboard of KTX through the high speed camera and the current collection video monitoring system installed in KTX roof. This paper describes the measured results.