Hyundai Rotem

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Hyundai Rotem Company

Type	Subsidiary
Founded	July 1, 1999
Parent	Hyundai Kia Automotive Group
Location	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
Website	http://www.rotem.co.kr
Korean name
Hangul	현대로템
Revised Romanization	Hyundai Rotem

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]

Founded in 1999, it employes 3,800^[2] and exported to 29 countries worldwide.

Notable projects include MTR's "K-Stocks" and trains for the New Delhi Metro. They are to supply automated trains for the Canada Line between Vancouver and Richmond in British Columbia, Canada and the Silverliner V commuter trains for SEPTA Regional Rail in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area.

Contents 1 Products 1.1 Rail 1.2 Defence 1.3 Plant and Machinery 2 Clients 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Products

[edit] Rail

* LRV cars

• High Speed Train
  • Korail KTX
• Maglev
• DMU
  • Iran
  • Ireland - Iarnrod Eireann
  • Thailand
  • South Korea - Korail
• Metro cars
  • Korail, SMRT, Seoul Metro, DJeT, DGSC, BUTC
  • MTR in Hong Kong - "K-stock" (with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)
  • Canada Line in Vancouver
  • Manila LRT Purple Line
  • Athens Metro EMU, Lines 2,3 (+Athens Airport).
• Electric Locomotive
  • Korail 8000, 8100, 8200
• Diesel-Electric Locomotive
  • Bangladesh
  • Korail 4400, 7x00
• Electric Push-pull train
  • Taiwan
  • SEPTA Regional Rail service in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • India
• Bogies - Bolsterless, XG EMU, Power Motor Car, In-board, HST
• Electronical equipment

[edit] 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

[edit] Plant and Machinery

• Mechanical Press, Hydraulic Press, Auto Racking System
• Electric Arc Furance - Steel
• Ladle Furnace
• Cranes
• Passenger Boarding Bridges
• plant construction

[edit] Clients

• TransLink (Vancouver)
• MTR
• SEPTA
• Islamic Republic of Iran Railways
• Korail, Seoul Metro, SMRT, BUTC, DGSC, DJeT
• Supervia, Rio de Janeiro suburban trains

[edit] See also

• Economy of South Korea

[edit] References

1. ^ Hyundai Rotem News: 현대로템㈜ ‘08년 해외수주 2조원 진입 (Korean) (2007-12-04). Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
2. ^ Company info (Korean). Retrieved on 2008-02-18.

[edit] External links

• Rotem Homepage

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