First on-dock rail opens at Pusan Newport
PNC president Jong-ki Kim said, “The PNC rail operation supports the shift from road to rail greatly encouraged by the Korean Government, which has announced significant incentives to industry to move cargo from road to rail as part of a Green Transport policy.”
The port area is supported by an extensive rail marshalling area at nearby Newport Station in Noksan. With 32 holding tracks, the facility has a large surge capacity that can reduce overall transit times to and from the port.
The Korean government has completed a dedicated freight line from PNC and Noksan to Samrangjin Station, connecting the port to the main rail trunk routes between Seoul and Busan, which will reduce overall transit times compared to the current shared passenger/freight lines servicing the older, city-based container terminals.
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