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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | July 1, 1999 |
| Headquarters | Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
| Key people | Lee, Yeo Sung (President, CEO) |
| Industry | Railway system Defense system Plant system |
| Products | Rolling stock units K1 and K1A1 main battle tank |
| Employees | 3800 |
| Parent | Hyundai Kia Automotive Group |
| Website | http://www.Hyundai-rotem.co.kr |
| Hyundai Rotem | |
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| Hangul | 현대로템 |
| Hanja | 現代로템 |
| Revised Romanization | Hyeondae Rotem |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏndae Rot'em |
Hyundai Rotem is a South Korean company manufacturing rolling stock, defense products and plant equipment. It is part of the Hyundai Motor Group. Its name was changed to the current one from Rotem on December 2007.[1]
Notable projects include MTR's "K-Stocks", trains for the New Delhi Metro and automated trains for the Canada Line between Vancouver and Richmond in British Columbia, Canada. They are also to supply the Silverliner V commuter trains for SEPTA Regional Rail in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area.
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History
The company was founded in 1999 as Korea Rolling Stock Corporation (KOROS), the result of merger between then three major rolling stock divisions of Hanjin Heavy Industries, Daewoo Heavy Industries and Hyundai Precision. The company subsequently changed its name to Railroading Technology System, or Rotem, on 1 January 2002. It is because the Japanese word korosu (殺す), which has a similar pronunciation, means "to kill." It adopted its current name in December 2007 to reflect its current owner. Hyundai Rotem currently employes 3,800 and exported to 29 countries worldwide.
Products
Rail
- Maglev
- DMU
- Iran
- Ireland - Iarnród Éireann
- Philippines - Philippine National Railways
- Thailand
- South Korea - Korail
- EMU
- MEM class for KiwiRail, for use in Wellington
- SEPTA Regional Rail Silverliner V in Philadelphia
- Metro cars
- Seoul Metro, SMRT, Korail, DJeT, DGSC, BUTC
- MTR in Hong Kong - "K-stock" (with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
- SkyTrain Canada Line in Vancouver
- Manila LRT Purple Line
- Athens Metro EMU, Lines 2,3 (+Athens Airport).
- Ankara Metro EMU, Lines CapitalRail.
- Istanbul Metro Cross-Bosphorus Marmaray.
- Delhi Metro Phase 1(RS1 - Lines1,2,3)
- Delhi Metro Phase 2(RS3 - Lines5,6)
- Diesel-Electric Locomotive
- Bangladesh
- Korail 4400, 7x00
- Bi-level cars
- Bogies - Bolsterless, XG EMU, Power Motor Car, In-board, HST
- Electronic equipment
Defence
- K1A1 Main Battle Tank
- K2 Black Panther Main Battle Tank
- K1 Armoured Recovery Vehicle
- Decon Machinery
- 60-Ton Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET)
- K1 Tank Gunnery Trainer
- Depot Maintenance
- Integrated Logistics System
Plant and Machinery
- Mechanical Press, Hydraulic Press, Auto Racking System
- Electric Arc Furance - Steel
- Ladle Furnace
- Cranes
- Passenger Boarding Bridges
- plant construction
Clients
- TransLink (Vancouver)
- MTR
- SEPTA
- Islamic Republic of Iran Railways
- Seoul Metro, SMRT, Korail, BUTC, DGSC, DJeT
- Supervia, Rio de Janeiro suburban trains
- Attiko Metro S.A.
- General Directorate of Railways, Harbours & Airports at the Ministry of Transport of Turkey
Istanbul Marmaray project
Hyundai Rotem announced on November 11 2008, that it had signed a €580m contract to supply the rolling stock for the Marmaray cross-Bosporus tunnel project in Istanbul. The Korean firm saw off competition from shortlisted bidders Alstom, CAF and a consortium of Bombardier, Siemens and Nurol for the 440-vehicle contract whch was placed by the Ministry of Transport's General Directorate of Railways, Harbours & Airports.
The 22 m long stainless steel cars will be formed into 10 and five-car EMUs. Some production will be carried out locally by Eurotem, Hyundai Rotem's joint venture with Turkish rolling stock manufacturer Tüvasas. The cars will arrive in three batches, the first 160 cars by 2011, the last by June 2014.
Hyundai Rotem won its first contract in Turkey in 1996, and has now completed seven orders for a total of 804 vehicles worth US$1·6bn. In July it signed a contract to provide a 84 DMUs in conjunction with Tüvasas.
Hyundai Rotem has earned the trust of Turkey by providing high quality products and technology', said Executive Vice-Chairman Yeo-Sung Lee. 'We believe this brightens the outlook for future business opportunities in Turkey such as the Istanbul line and the Ankara line.'
See also
References
- ^ "Hyundai Rotem News: 현대로템㈜ ‘08년 해외수주 2조원 진입" (in Korean). 2007-12-04. http://www.rotem.co.kr/news/news_view.asp?idx=700. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
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