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It is branded as KORAIL (코레일) and changed its official Korean name (한국철도; 韓國鐵道) in November 2019. [5] Currently, KORAIL is a public corporation , managed by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation .
The Korea Rail Pass (Korean: 한국 철도패스; Hangug Cheoldo Paeseu, or Korean: 코리아 레일 패스; Koria Reil Paeseu), [1] also commonly called the KR Pass (Korean: KR패스; KR Paeseu), is a rail pass offered by Korail (Korea Railroad Corporation), the national railway operator of South Korea.
In 2012, the then-Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs called for bids to operate high-speed trains for 15 years on the Seoul–Busan and Seoul–Mokpo lines with the goal was to end the state-owned Korail's monopoly and create competition for the state-run KTX trains, hoping to increase the quality of service and decrease fares. [9]
Throughout SR Corporation's existence multiple proposals have been mooted for merging it with Korail. In 2017, a taskforce organised by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reviewed one such merger initiative; the terms of the envisioned merger were publicly opposed by SR's trade union . [ 8 ]
In 2016, a contract was concluded between Korail and Hyundai Rotem to build 2 pre-series sets of KTX-Cheongryong. [96] These trainsets entered service on the Gyeongbu high-speed railway and Honam high-speed railway on May 1, 2024. [97] Another 17 trainsets ordered by Korail are scheduled to be delivered between April 2027 and March 2028. [98]
KTX was the first high-speed rail service in South Korea, and is operated by Korail. The KTX-Sancheon line uses newly-built trains, which have improved seats and power plugs for each seat. KTX-I trains have fewer power plugs between the windows. There is no extra fare to ride on the KTX-Sancheon line.
Seoul Station is the terminus of a number of Korail's tourist trains, including: ... the old station was designated as Historic Site 284. ... The official name, which ...
The Intercity Train eXpress-Saemaeul (ITX-Saemaeul; Korean: ITX-새마을) is a class of train operated by Korail, the national railroad of South Korea, it was introduced on May 12, 2014, to replace the Saemaeul-ho. The new ITX-Saemaeul trains have a faster average speed of 150 kilometers per hour.