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Service for seat reservation for the pass holders is even stopped on KTX, Saemaeul (새마을), or Mugunghwa (무궁화) trains during the peak seasons. [4] Stand room is usually still available. The following lines are operated by Korail, but they are not covered by the pass because they are considered part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system.
Discounts for family seats (37.5%) and backward facing seats (5%) are specific to the KTX. [124] In addition to Korail's small general discounts for tickets purchased in a vending machine, via cell phone or the internet, discounts of 5–20% apply to a limited number of seats on KTX trains when purchased in advance. [124]
The weekday Standard Class price from Seoul to Busan is around ₩57,000. There are three types of KTX seat classes: First, Superior, and Standard. First-class has wider seats, free snacks, and bottled water. There are only First and Standard seats in KTX-I and KTX-Sancheon and there are only Superior and Standard seats in KTX-Eum.
The KTX-Sancheon (Korean: KTX-산천; Hanja: KTX-山川, formerly called the KTX-II) is a South Korean high-speed train built by Hyundai Rotem and operated by Korail and SR Corporation since March 2010 and December 2016, respectively. With the maximum operational speed of 305 km/h (189.5 mph), the KTX-Sancheon is the second commercial high ...
The Gyeongbu high-speed railway, also known as Gyeongbu HSR, is South Korea's first high-speed rail line from Seoul to Busan. KTX high-speed trains operate three sections of the line: on 1 April 2004, the first between a junction near Geumcheon-gu Office station, Seoul and a junction at Daejeonjochajang station north of Daejeon, and a second between a junction at Okcheon station, southeast of ...
Korail uses the name of KTX as the official name of KTX-I. [13] The name of KTX-I is derived to distinguish KTX-Sancheon, which was formerly called as KTX-II, but it is not the official name for this rolling stock. The high-speed rail service of South Korea's national rail carrier Korail, Korea Train Express (KTX), started with the KTX-I. The ...
The Honam high-speed railway, also known as Honam HSR, is a high-speed rail between Osong (on the existing Gyeongbu high-speed railway) and Mokpo in South Korea.The line is a part of Korail's Korea Train Express (KTX) system, accelerating Seoul–Mokpo and Seoul–Gwangju KTX high-speed services which currently use the existing conventional Honam Line.
This competes against a price of around ₩10,000 on buses, ₩67,500 on taxis, and about ₩15,500 with private car. [ 10 ] By 2022, the fares for the full length of the AREX line settled on ₩4,750 for commuter trains, [ 39 ] and ₩9,500 for Express service [ 40 ] and both require an additional ₩500 deposit if traveling by a single use card.