The government will accelerate efforts to automate train operations, in the hope of preventing train further accidents, the transport ministry said Tuesday. Also ordered was the resumption of the previous work shift system, scrapping the current one whereby fewer workers of Korail, a state-run rail operator, handle greater train operation-related work.
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The state-run Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) and its labor union reached a last-minute deal early Friday, officials said, avoiding a possible disruption to major transportation services in the wider Seoul area.
Land Minister Won Hee-ryong called for a fundamental and complete overhaul of Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL), the state-run rail operator, Monday, after 34 passengers had been injured when a train derailed late Sunday. The accident came less than a day after a maintenance worker died while working, Nov. 5.