Hyundai Rotem Company (Korean: 현대로템; RR: Hyeondae Rotem) is a South Korean company that manufactures rolling stock, defense products and plant equipment. It is a member of Hyundai Motor Group.
History
The company was founded in 1977 as a division of Hyundai Precision & Industries.[1] On 1 July 1999, Korea Rolling Stock Corporation (KOROS) was founded[2][3] as a result of the merger between three major rolling stock divisions of: Hanjin Heavy Industries, Daewoo Heavy Industries, and Hyundai Precision & Industries.[1] The company subsequently changed its name to Railroad Technology System, or Rotem, on 1 January 2002.[3][6][7] It adopted its current name on 3 December 2007 to reflect its current parent company.[8]
Hyundai Rotem currently employs 3,800 people and exports to 50 countries worldwide.
Taiwan – Taiwan Railway CorporationE1000 push-pull trainsets (contract entered between the then TRA and Hyundai Precision, with itself building passenger cars)
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[19], as well as other industry players such as LS Electric.[20] 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.[19] In 2023 and 2024, commercial operation of KTCS-2 systems installed by Hyundai Rotem commenced on the Jeolla Line[21] and Daegyeong Line[19], respectively.
Mechanical press, Hydraulic press, Auto racking system
Electric arc furnace – Steel
Ladle furnace
Cranes
Passenger boarding bridges
Plant construction
Selected railway projects
Hyderabad Metro
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.[23]
Istanbul Marmaray
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
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.[24] Since then, the new cars have continued to experience various mechanical problems resulting in car shortages and delays.[25]
^2002년 1월 1일 '로템'으로 새롭게 태어납니다. [It was reborn as 'Rotem' on January 1, 2002.]. Rotem (in Korean). Archived from the original on 8 February 2002. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
^"Homepage". Rotem (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2 April 2002. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
^현대로템㈜ ‘08년 해외수주 2조원 진입 [Hyundai Rotem Co., Ltd. '08 Overseas Orders Reach 2 Trillion Won]. Hyundai Rotem (in Korean). 4 December 2007. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
^현대로템, 대만 무인경전철 첫 편성 출고 [Hyundai Rotem rolls out first batch of Taiwan's unmanned light rail]. Hyundai Rotem (in Korean). 27 December 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
^ abcd현대로템, 한국형 열차제어시스템 본격 운행 돌입 [Hyundai Rotem, Korean Train Control System Begins Full-scale Operation]. Hyundai Rotem (in Korean). 16 December 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
^"KTCS-2". LS Electric (in Korean). Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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