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Hyundai Rotem

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Hyundai Rotem Company, often referred to as Hyundai Rotem (Korean: 현대로템; RR: Hyeondae Rotem), is a South Korean manufacturer of railway rolling stock, railway signalling, defense products and plant equipment. It is a member of Hyundai Motor Group and has presence in more than 50 countries worldwide.[2] As of 2023, Hyundai Rotem has more than 3,900 employees.[6]

Hyundai Rotem Company
Formerly
  • Korea Rolling Stock Corporation (1999–2001);
  • Rotem Company (2002–2007)
Company typePublic
KRX: 064350
Industry
PredecessorsRolling stock divisions of Hyundai Precision & Industries, Daewoo Heavy Industries, and Hanjin Heavy Industries[1]
Founded
  • 1 July 1977; 47 years ago (1977-07-01) (official designation)[2]
  • 1 July 1999; 25 years ago (1999-07-01) (as Korea Rolling Stock Corporation)[3][4]
HeadquartersUiwang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
RevenueIncrease ₩3.5874 trillion[5] (2023)
Increase ₩210.0 billion[5] (2023)
Decrease ₩156.8 billion[5] (2023)
Total assetsIncrease ₩5.2415 trillion[5] (2023)
Total equityIncrease ₩1.647 trillion[5] (2023)
Owner
Number of employees
3,923[6] (2023)
ParentHyundai Motor Group
SubsidiariesEUROTEM
Korean name
Hangul
현대로템 주식회사
Revised RomanizationHyeondae Rotem Jusikhoesa
McCune–ReischauerHyŏndae Rot'em Chushikhoesa
WebsiteOfficial website in English
Official website in Korean

History

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On 1 July 1999, as part of the government-led restructuring,[7] Korea Rolling Stock Corporation (KOROS) was founded[3][4][1] as a result of the merger between three major rolling stock divisions of Hanjin Heavy Industries, Daewoo Heavy Industries, and Hyundai Precision & Industries.[8][1]

In 2000, Hyundai Precision & Industries sold its defence and plant businesses to KOROS, effectively making KOROS an affiliate company of Hyundai Motor Company.[7] Hyundai Precision & Industries was renamed as Hyundai Mobis in the same year.[9] In August 2001, in an aftermath of Daewoo Group's dissolution,[10] Daewoo Heavy Industries agreed to sell its stake in KOROS to Hyundai Mobis, which let the latter become the majority shareholder of the company.[11] KOROS subsequently changed its name to Rotem Company, where "Rotem" is known to be short for "Railroad Technology System", on 1 January 2002.[4][12][13]

In 2006, Morgan Stanley became a minority shareholder by buying shares from Hyundai Motor Company and participating in Rotem's rights offering,[14][15] until 2018.[15][16] In a separate event in the same year, Hanjin Heavy Industries sold its stake in Rotem to Morgan Stanley,[7][10] leaving Hyundai Motor Group the only remaining pre-1999 merger corporate shareholder. Rotem Company added "Hyundai" to its name on 3 December 2007 to reflect its current parent company.[17] Its shares are listed in the Korea Exchange in October 2013.[18]

While Hyundai Rotem officially designated its founding date as 1 July 1977,[2] which was also the time when "Hyundai Precision & Industries" was officially named,[19] in certain of its publications, it tried to trace its roots to the rolling stock business of other pre-1999 merger entities, which started building rolling stock since 1964.[20]

Railway products

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Rolling stock

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Notable projects include supplying majority of South Korea's rolling stock, which include Korail's KTX high speed trains, electric multiple units (EMUs), and electric locomotives. Other products in South Korea include supplying majority of Seoul Metro, Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit, Busan Metro Lines, and Shinbundang Line's rolling stock.

International products include Hong Kong MTR's K-Stock and R-Stock EMUs, commuter EMUs for Taiwan, trains for the New Delhi Metro, and automated trains for the Canada Line in Vancouver, Canada. It delivered 120 Silverliner V commuter trains for SEPTA Regional Rail in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area and 66 Silverliner Vs for Regional Transportation District (RTD)'s A Line.[21] As of early 2025, the largest order ever for Hyundai Rotem's rail solution division is a KRW2.2027 trillion (approximately USD1.5 billion) contract to supply double-deck electric trains to the Moroccan National Railways Office in the same year.[22][23] It is the largest single order not only for the company but also for any South Korean rolling stock manufacturing company.[24]

Besides conventional trains powered by diesel, overhead wire and third rail, Hyundai Rotem is also developing hydrogen mobility technology based on the hydrogen fuel cell technology system of its holding company, Hyundai Motor Company.[25] In 2021, a hybrid hydrogen fuel cell tram design was unveiled,[26] which was later recognised in the product category of iF Design Award 2023.[27][28] Detailed specifications were announced in 2024,[29] with trams having such design and specifications to be firstly introduced to Daejeon Metro Line 2 in South Korea, which is scheduled to commence operations in 2028.[30] Other types of rolling stock, such as hydrogen fuel cell-powered locomotives and EMUs, are also under development.[31][32]

In the list below, not only the rolling stock built by Hyundai Rotem (also KOROS and Rotem, before their renaming) are included, those built by the pre-1999 merger entities of Hyundai Precision & Industries, Daewoo Heavy Industries, and Hanjin Heavy Industries are also included.

High-speed trains

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KTX-Eum, South Korea's first domestically designed and developed high-speed EMU

Diesel multiple units (DMUs)

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IÉ 22000 Class in Ireland

Regional / Intercity EMUs

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New South Wales D set in Australia
 
Taiwan Railway EMU900 series

Metro EMUs

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Korail Class 331000 trainset on Gyeongui–Jungang Line
 
MRT Putrajaya Line trainset in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Trams and light rail vehicles

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Hyundai Rotem 140N tram in Warsaw, Poland

Locomotives

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TCDD E68000 electric locomotive in Turkey

Push-pull coaches

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Metrolink Hyundai Rotem bi-level car in Southern California

Maglev trains

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ECOBEE on the Incheon Airport Maglev

Railway signalling

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Hyundai Rotem is also involved in South Korea's national research project to develop a domestic railway signalling system, known as Korean Train Control System (KTCS), together with Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Korea Railroad Research Institute, Korea National Railway, Korail,[51] as well as other industry players such as LS Electric.[52] In 2018, KTCS-2, a category of KTCS designed for mainline tracks, was successfully developed, then with the R&D, performance verification, and product certification completed by Hyundai Rotem.[51] In 2023 and 2024, commercial operation of KTCS-2 systems installed by Hyundai Rotem commenced on the Jeolla Line[53] and Daegyeong Line,[51] respectively.

In commercial operation

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On test

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Defense products

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K1 main battle tank
 
K2 Black Panther main battle tank

Plant and Machinery products

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  • Mechanical press, Hydraulic press, Auto racking system
  • Electric arc furnace – Steel
  • Ladle furnace
  • Cranes
  • Passenger boarding bridges
  • Plant construction

Selected railway projects

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Hyderabad Metro

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Hyderabad Metro Rail announced on September 12, 2012, that it has awarded the rolling stock tender to Hyundai Rotem of South Korea. The tender is for 57 rakes consisting of 171 cars which will delivered phase wise at least 9 months before the commencement of each stage. On 22 May 2014 the first train had arrived at Uppal depot in Hyderabad. On 31 December 2014, Hyderabad Metro created a new technology record by successfully running a train in Automatic Train Operation (ATO) mode for the first time on Indian soil between Nagole and Mettuguda.[55]

Istanbul Marmaray

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Hyundai Rotem announced on November 11, 2008, that it had signed a €580m contract to supply the rolling stock for the Marmaray cross-Bosporus tunnel project in Istanbul. The Korean firm saw off competition from short-listed bidders Alstom, CAF and a consortium of Bombardier, Siemens and Nurol for the 440-vehicle contract which was placed by the Ministry of Transport's General Directorate of Railways, Harbours & Airports.

The 22 m long stainless steel cars will be formed into 10 and five-car EMUs. Some production will be carried out locally by Eurotem, Hyundai Rotem's joint venture with Turkish rolling stock manufacturer TÜVASAŞ. The cars will arrive in three batches, the first 160 cars by 2011, the last by June 2014.

Hyundai Rotem won its first contract in Turkey in 1996, and has now completed seven orders for a total of 804 vehicles worth US$1·6bn. In July it signed a contract to provide 84 DMUs in conjunction with Tüvasas.

'Hyundai Rotem has earned the trust of Turkey by providing high quality products and technology', said Executive Vice-chairman Yeo-Sung Lee. 'We believe this brightens the outlook for future business opportunities in Turkey such as the Istanbul line and the Ankara line.'

Boston MBTA

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Hyundai Rotem was awarded a contract with Boston's MBTA in early 2008 for the construction of 75 cars. The contract entails the delivery of the first 4 cars by October 2010 while the remaining 71 cars were scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2012. However, due to chronic delays, shoddy workmanship, material shortage, and the death of Hyundai Rotem's chief executive, M.H. Lee, in November 2012, only four cars have been delivered by the end of 2012. On December 21, 2012, the MBTA sent a letter to Hyundai Rotem threatening to cancel the contract if a solution is not soon reached, which, would be a breach of the contract terms.[56] Since then, the new cars have continued to experience various mechanical problems resulting in car shortages and delays.[57]

See also

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