Korea Train eXpress
Sign in to saveKTX (Korea Train eXpress, ) is the first high-speed rail system in South Korea, and is operated by Korail. Construction began on the high-speed line from Seoul to Busan in 1992. KTX services were launched on April 1, 2004.
Key facts
- Rail service.name
- KTX
- Rail service.color
- 204080
- Rail service.logo
- KTX logo.svg
- Rail service.logo_width
- 100px
- Rail service.image
- KTX-Sancheon.jpg
- Rail service.image_width
- 300px
- Rail service.caption
- A KTX-Sancheon arriving
- Rail service.status
- Operating
- Rail service.locale
- South Korea
- Rail service.operator
- Korail
- Rail service.access
- Fully accessible
- Rail service.catering
- Yes
- Rail service.entertainment
- Yes
- Rail service.baggage
- Yes
- Rail service.gauge
- Standard gauge
- Rail service.el
- 25 kV/60 Hz overhead catenary
- Rail service.speed
- Up to
- Rail service.map
- 300px
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
41 sectionsContents
- History
- Initial planning
- Construction of Gyeongbu high-speed line
- Start of construction
- Phase 1: Seoul–Daegu segment and conventional line upgrades
- Phase 2: Daegu–Busan, extra stations, urban sections
- Early 2010s service expansion and existing lines upgrade
- 2nd national construction plan
- New high speed lines in 2010s
- Honam HSR
- Suseo HSR
- Future plans
- Jeju Island
- Technology
- Rolling stock
- KTX-I
- KTX-Sancheon
- KTX-Eum
- KTX-Cheongryong
- List of KTX lines
- Current lines
- Future lines
- Defunct lines
- Operation
- Services
- Tickets and seats
- Type of seats
- Ticket prices
- Discounts
- Passenger numbers and usage
- Forecasts
- Ridership evolution
- Market share and effect
- Technical and operational issues
- State of infrastructure
- Incidents and accidents
- Passenger comfort and convenience
- International export
- See also
- References
- External links
KTX (Korea Train eXpress, ) is the first high-speed rail system in South Korea, and is operated by Korail. Construction began on the high-speed line from Seoul to Busan in 1992. KTX services were launched on April 1, 2004.
The KTX services now radiate from Seoul Station toward destinations across the nation, competing against SRT services from Suseo station, except Jungbunaeryuk Line which depart from Pangyo station.