14 Facts About KTX

Korea Train eXpress, often known as KTX, is South Korea's high-speed rail system, operated by Korail.

KTX services are grouped according to their route, and within the groups, the stopping pattern changes from train to train.

KTX trains using the Gyeongbu HSR only from Seoul to Daejeon and continuing all along the Honam Line are operated as the Honam KTX service.

From 2015, KTX trains are to reach Pohang from Seoul in 1 hour 50 minutes.

KTX trains have no restaurant cars or bars, only seat service.

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KTX fares were designed to be about halfway between those for conventional trains and airline tickets.

Introduction of high-speed services had the strongest effect on long-distance relations with a significant portion of the journey on the high-speed line, like Seoul–Busan: KTX took both the majority of the market and the bulk of rail passengers in the first year already, increasing the total share of rail from around two-fifths to a market dominating two-thirds by 2008.

On medium-distance relations like Seoul–Daejeon, KTX gained market share mostly at the expense of normal rail express services and air traffic, and helped to increase the total share of rail.

On short-distance intercity relations line Seoul–Cheonan, due to the modest gains in time and the location of KTX stops outside city cores, KTX gains were at the expense of conventional rail, while intercity rail's modal share was little changed.

Subsequent KTX traffic was rerouted via the standard line, resulting in severe delays.

The rails for high-speed trains like the KTX are welded together via a special techniques that make the rail a solid continuous rail; this method reduces the noise volume, which is produced by the wheels' contact with the rail, but it is not fully eliminated.

Pressure variations were not the only train cabin-associated complaint; KTX passengers were known to have been negatively affected by inconsistent speeds of the trains.

Some KTX passengers found high-speed travel in backwards facing seats dizzying.

The factors of the seats of concern to KTX passengers were the shape, pitch, width, and the amount of legroom between the rows of seats.