In 2022, there were 79 railway accidents recorded in South Korea. The number of accidents continued to decrease over the years and reached a new low in 2020 before increasing again in the following years. Automatic screen doors are installed at the vast majority of train platforms in South Korea to help prevent accidents.
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea), & Korea Transportation Safety Authority. (November 16, 2023). Number of railway accidents in South Korea from 2011 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149196/south-korea-number-of-railway-accidents/
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea), und Korea Transportation Safety Authority. "Number of railway accidents in South Korea from 2011 to 2022." Chart. November 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149196/south-korea-number-of-railway-accidents/
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea), Korea Transportation Safety Authority. (2023). Number of railway accidents in South Korea from 2011 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149196/south-korea-number-of-railway-accidents/
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea), and Korea Transportation Safety Authority. "Number of Railway Accidents in South Korea from 2011 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149196/south-korea-number-of-railway-accidents/
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea) & Korea Transportation Safety Authority, Number of railway accidents in South Korea from 2011 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149196/south-korea-number-of-railway-accidents/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of railway accidents in South Korea from 2011 to 2022 [Graph], Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea), & Korea Transportation Safety Authority, November 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149196/south-korea-number-of-railway-accidents/