Korail Class 1000

Korail Class 1000
Second generation train 1-47 approaching Seoksu
In service
  • 1st generation: 1974-2014
  • 2nd generation: 1987-2019
  • 3rd generation: 1994-2020
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car Corporation, Kinki Sharyo
Daewoo Heavy Industries, Hyundai Precision & Industries, Hanjin Heavy Industries (current Rotem)
Constructed
  • 1st generation: 1972-1985
  • 2nd generation: 1986-1992
  • 3rd generation: 1993-1997
Refurbished2003-2006
Scrapped1st generation:
  • 1998-2008 (un-overhauled cars)
  • 2012-2014 (overhauled cars)
2nd generation:
  • 2006 (un-overhauled trains)
  • 2012-2019 (overhauled trains)
3rd generation:
  • 2015-2020
Number built793
  • 1st batch: 400 (+3 replacement cars)
  • 2nd batch: 238 (+10 for 1st batch trains)
  • 3rd batch: 98 (+44 for 2nd batch trains)
Number preserved17
Number scrapped626
Formation10 cars per train
TC-M-M'-T-M-M'-T-M-M'-TC (formerly 4, 6, and 8)
Fleet numbersTrains 1-01~1-81, 1-83~1-86
Capacity
  • 1st generation: 148 (48 seated)
  • 2nd and 3rd generation: 160 (54 seated)[1]
OperatorsSouth Korea Korail
Specifications
Car length19.5 m (63 ft 11+11⁄16 in)[1]
Width3.12 m (10 ft 2+13⁄16 in)[1]
Height3.8 m (12 ft 5+5⁄8 in)[1]
Doors4 per side, 8 per car
Maximum speed
  • 1st generation: 100 km/h (62 mph)
  • 2nd and 3rd generation: 110 km/h (68 mph)[1]
Weight
  • 1st generation: 33.3 t (73,414 lb)
  • 2nd generation: 42.1 t (92,815 lb)
  • 3rd generation: 46.1 t (101,633 lb)[1]
Power output2,880 kW (3,862 hp)
Acceleration2.5 km/(h⋅s) (1.6 mph/s)[1]
3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s) (special formation)
Deceleration3 km/(h⋅s) (1.9 mph/s) (service)
4 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s) (emergency)[1]
Electric system(s)25 kV 60 Hz AC[1]
1.5 kV DC[1]
Current collector(s)Overhead
Safety system(s)ATS[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1]

The Korail Class 1000 was a series of electric multiple units built in Seoul, South Korea, for Seoul Subway Line 1. The cars were built in and entered service between 1974 and 1997. They were gradually retired from the late 1990s to 2020 by newer electric multiple unit trains.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Byun, Seong Woo (August 1999). 한국철도차량 100년사: 철도차량기술검정단 한국철도차량 100년사 편찬위원회 편찬 [100 Years of Korean Railway Vehicles: Compilation of the 100 Year History of Korean Railroad Vehicles by the Railroad Vehicle Technology Inspection Group] (in Korean). Seoul: Railroad Vehicle Technology Inspection Team. pp. 312–315.