Sung Shin Rolling Stock Technology

South Korean machinery manufacturer

Sung Shin Rolling Stock Technology Limited

Company type| Private
Industry| Railways
Founded| April 20, 1990; 34 years ago (April 20, 1990)
Headquarters| Haman, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

Key people

| Park, Gye-Chul (President, CEO)
Products| Railway vehicles
Revenue| ₩ 4.088 billion (2022)

Net income

| ₩ 4.077 billion (2022)

Number of employees

| 167
Website| http://ssrst.com/en/
Sung Shin Rolling Stock Technology Limited

Hangul|

주식회사 성신RST (알에스티)

Hanja|

株式會社 成信RST

Revised Romanization| Jusikhoesa Seongsin Areseuti
McCune–Reischauer| Chusikhoesa Sŏngshin Aresŭt'i

Sung Shin Rolling Stock Technology, also stylized as Sung Shin RST (Korean: 성신RST), is a South Korean rolling stock and equipment manufacturing company.[1]

## History

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The company was founded in 1990 as Sung Shin Industrial Company (Korean: 성신산업; Hanja: 成信産業). In 1994, the company changed its name to Sung Shin Industrial Company, Limited and again in 2009 in its current one, to indicate its focus on railway systems such as bogies, locomotives, coaches, and systems integrator in the international stage.[2] The company's rolling stocks were exported to the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, and South America.[3]

In October 2022, after the company signed a contract worth a total of $70 million to export 81 units, including 59 semi-high-speed trains and 22 narrow-gauge passenger trains, to Tanzania Railways from 2021 to 2022, Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa visited Sungshin RST's 2nd Mungyeong Plant.[4]

## Products

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Notable projects include supplying some of South Korea's maintenance vehicles, rehabilitation of KTX trains and passenger coaches.

### Rail

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#### Domestic

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* KNR/Korail and DJET Inspection Cars
* KNR/Korail Track Inspection Vehicle
* Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives (Shung Shin Cement, Hyundai Rotem, Hyundai Steel, POSCO, Seoul Metro, and High One)
* Korail Freight Wagons
* Korail Sleeping Coaches
* Haeundae Beach Battery-Electric Tram[5]

#### International

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* Diesel Locomotives (Saudi Arabia, Thailand)
* Passenger Coaches (Gabon, Tunisia, Tanzania SGR, Republic of Congo, Bangladesh Railways)[6][7]
* Bogies (Philippines DOST Hybrid Electric Train, Malaysia) [8]

## See also

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* Economy of South Korea
* Hyundai Rotem
* Dawonsys
* Woojin Industrial Systems

## References

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1. ^ SSRST PR Media Material, 2023.08.02.
2. ^ 철도 강소기업 성신RST, 아들·딸도 철도전문가 2023.08.02
3. ^ "성신RST, '1000억' 방글라데시 철도차량 사업 수주". Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 31 July 2020.
4. ^ "탄자니아 총리 일행, 함안 성신RST 문경 공장 방문". Newsis (in Korean). 31 October 2022.
5. ^ Beside the seaside on battery powered scenic tramway 2023.08.03
6. ^ Bangladesh Railway to procure 150 South Korean carriages at Tk 658.31cr 2023.08.03
7. ^ State clarifies on SGR wagons 2023.08.03
8. ^ Korean rail firm keen on Phl 2023.08.03

## External links

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* SSRST web site