The Railroad Safety Certification Center in the Korea Railroad
Research Institute provides fair tests and examinations to secure railroad system safety

The Railroad Safety Certification Center stands on the basis of relevant laws and standards inside and outside of Korea.
Based on railroad safety technology development and specialized tests and examinations, the Railroad Safety Certification Center promises
to put its best effort toward gaining the public's trust in the national railroad system. It also takes responsibility for being a leader
of the railroad industry, contributing to the development of the national railroad industry and helping domestic enterprises to spread their
technologies abroad by developing international level tests and technology and establishing its infrastructure.

Present condition of duty

international official tes agency

• Cooperation Organization for Standard Development
• korean Railway Standards(krs)
• Railway Supply Quality Certification institute
• Railroad Car Performance Test Agency

• Customer Support

• Railroad standard(korean Agency for technology and standards, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)

  • management of korean Railway Standards (KRS)
  • Cooperation organization for Standards Development (COSD)
  • Railroad Technical Standard (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)

• Railroad car performance test

  • urban Rairoad Act
  • High-speed car/arterial road car (locomotive, freight car), wide area car (electric train)
  • wide area car (electric train)

• Types of approval

  • Railrilroad cars/supplies type approval
  • Railrilroad cars/supplies manufacturer approval
  • Railrilroad car certificate of completion

• Urban railroad performance test

  • Urban Railway Act
  • Subway (car), light-weight train
  • (LRT, AGT, LIM, monorail, magnetic levitation train)

• official test (korean agency for Technologyand Standards)

  • KS Q ISO/IEC 17025
  • machinery + electric supplies, railroad supplies, environment + fire-safety supplies

• Precision diagnosis of railway vehicles

  • Railway Safety Act + Urban Railway Act

• Railway safety R&D

• Product Certification (KAS)