Train services resume after disruptions caused by derailment
By Yonhap
Passengers board a Korea Train Express (KTX) train bound for Jinju at Seoul Station in Seoul Jan. 24. Korea Times photo by Kang Ye-jin
Train services on the southwestern Jeolla Line resumed after a brief interruption caused by a cargo train derailment at Jeonju Station on Thursday, the state railway operator said.
The accident occurred around 4:30 a.m., when one of the wheels of a moving cargo train derailed, according to the Korea Railroad (KORAIL).
Two KTX trains on the Jeonju-Iksan section of the Jeolla Line were halted, and passengers were provided alternative transportation on two buses, KORAIL said.
Services resumed around 7 a.m., and an investigation is under way into the cause of the accident. (Yonhap)