URBAN RAILROAD ACT

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the development of urban traffic, and promotion of the safety and convenience of urban transport users by accelerating the construction of urban railroads, rationalizing the operation of urban railroads, and efficiently managing urban rolling stock, etc. in order to facilitate urban traffic flow.

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on May 21, 2014; Jan. 6, 2016; Jan.9, 2024>

1. The term "urban traffic zone" means a traffic zone designated and announced pursuant to Article 4 of the Urban Traffic Improvement Promotion Act;

2. The term "urban railroads" means railroads, monorails, trams, linear induction motors, magnetic levitation trains, and other traffic facilities and means of transportation using tracks, which are constructed and operated within urban traffic zones to facilitate urban traffic flow;

3. The term "urban railroad facilities" means any of the following facilities (including their sites):

(a) Urban railroad tracks, stations, and station facilities (including logistics facilities, transfer facilities, sales facilities, business facilities, convenience facilities, accommodation facilities, culture and assembly facilities, and other facilities located in the stations);

(b) Track repair bases, rolling stock maintenance depots, rolling stock storage, warehouse facilities, and depots to repair and maintain tracks and urban rolling stock;

(c) Power equipment, information and communications equipment, and signaling and train control equipment for urban railroads;

(d) Facilities for the development, testing, and research of urban railroad technologies;

(e) Educational and training facilities for the study of urban railroad management and training of railroad experts;

(f) Other facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree for the construction, maintenance, repair, and operation of urban railroads;

4. The term "urban railroad business" means urban railroad construction business, urban railroad transportation business, and other business incidental to urban railroads;

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Scope of Application) #

Article 3-2(Responsibilities of the State and Local Governments) #

Article 4(Relationship to Other Statutes) #

Article 5(Establishment of Plans to Construct Urban Railroad Networks) #

Article 6(Establishment of Master Plan for Urban Railroads by Route) #

Article 7(Approval of Business Plans) #

Article 8(Constructive Authorizations, Permits, etc. under Other Statutes) #

Article 9(Compensation for Underground Segments) #

Article 10(Expropriation or Use of Land) #

Article 11(Restrictions on Disposal of State-Owned or Public Land) #

Article 12(Registration for Creation of Sectional Superficies) #

Article 13(Restrictions on Activities) #

Article 14(Access to Land) #

Article 15(Consultations. on Relocation of Obstacles to Construction Works) #

Article 16(Relocation Measures) #

Article 17(Standards for Establishment of Parking Lots when Reconstructing Damaged Buildings) #

Article 18(Construction and Operation of Urban Railroads) #

Article 18-2(Building and Operation of Tram and Construction of Tram Roads) #

Article 19(Funding for Construction and Operation of Urban Railroads) #

Article 20(Issuance of Urban Railroad Bonds) #

Article 21(Purchase of Urban Railroad Bonds) #

Article 22(Government’s Support) #

Article 23(Prohibition on Use of Subsidies for Purposes other than Intended Purpose) #

Article 24(Entrustment of Urban Railroad Construction Business) #

Article 25(Construction of Urban Railroad Networks) #

Article 26(Licensing) #

Article 27(Licensing Standards) #

Article 28(Grounds for Disqualification) #

Article 28-2(Approval for Business Incidental to Urban Railroads) #

Article 29(Consultations on Establishment of Urban Railroad Corporations) #

Article 30(Obligation to Commence Transportation) #

Article 31(Reporting on Fares) #

Article 32(Terms and Conditions of Transportation by Urban Railroads) #

Article 33(Amendments to Business Plans for Urban Railroad Transportation) #

Article 34(Transport Linkages) #

Article 35(Transfer or Acquisition of Business) #

Article 36(Suspension or Closure of Business) #

Article 37(Revocation of Licenses) #

Article 38(Imposition of Penalty Surcharges) #

Article 39(Orders to Improve Business) #

Article 40(Prohibition on Lending Titles) #

Article 41(Installation and Operation of Closed-Circuit Televisions) #

Article 41-2(Placement and Operation of Security Officers) #

Article 42(Entrustment of Urban Railroad Transportation Business) #

Article 43(Application Mutatis Mutandis of the Railroad Service Act) #

Article 44(Supervision) #

Article 45(Reporting and Inspection) #

Article 46(Delegation of Authority) #

Article 47(Penalty Provisions) #

Article 48(Joint Penalty Provisions) #

Article 49(Administrative Fines) #

Article 50(Special Cases on Application of Provisions regarding Administrative Fines) #