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Korail Class 1000

🇰🇷 South Korea ·built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries· from 1974· South Korean train

🚆 multiple unit electric retired
8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Korail EMU series 1000(2): Korail2012· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. KORAIL EMU1000 2nd-First: Subway06· CC BY 3.0
  3. 3. Korail 1000 Series Subway Train - Flickr - skinnylawyer: skinnylawyer from Los Angeles, California, USA· CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. 4. Korail Class 1000 Car 1106: Mtattrain· CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. 5. Korail Class 1000 car 1065: Mtattrain· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. Korail 1000 Series Subway Train - Flickr - skinnylawyer (1): skinnylawyer from Los Angeles, California, USA· CC BY-SA 2.0
  7. 7. Korail 1000 Series Subway Train - Flickr - skinnylawyer (2): skinnylawyer from Los Angeles, California, USA· CC BY-SA 2.0
  8. 8. Korail Class 1000: Mtattrain· CC BY-SA 3.0
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
Korail Class 1000, photo 1 of 8
1/8 Korail2012· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Korail Class 1000 was a series of electric multiple units built in Seoul, South Korea, for Seoul Subway Line 1. The cars were built in and entered service between 1974 and 1997. They were gradually retired from the late 1990s to 2020 by newer electric multiple unit trains.

who runs it

Korea Railroad Corporation

base stats

  • speed 110 km/htop speed
  • power 2.9 MWpower output
  • weight 33.3 tin working order
  • seats 54passengers
  • built 736made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • First built 52 years ago, in 1974.
  • 2.9 MW is about 34 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 19.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 46 years (1974–2020).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
1974
in service from
1974
retired
2020
status
retired
number built
736
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇰🇷 South Korea
builders
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan Transport Engineering Company, Kinki Sharyo, Doosan Enerbility, HJ Shipbuilding & Construction, Hyundai Rotem
operators
Korea Railroad Corporation
top speed
110 km/h
power
2.9 MW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
25 kV 60 Hz AC, 1.5 kV DC
formation
10 cars per train, TC-M-M'-T-M-M'-T-M-M'-TC (formerly 4, 6, and 8)
length
19.5 m
weight
33.3 t
capacity
54 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q483644, Wikipedia: Korail Class 1000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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