The Present Safety Plan for Railway Vehicles and Strategies for Improvement

철도차량의 안전대책 현황과 안전성 향상 방안

Importance of railway safety has drawn much attention with the growth of its contribution to the modernized society as a massive transport, high speed transportation system. Hence, safety regulations and organizations for railway vehicles are reviewed. The present status of domestic metro transit system is considered and compared with that of foreign countries. Some controversial points are raised and countermeasures are proposed.