Korail Chuseok Train Tickets Available for Reservation on 8th-9th... Window Seats Only Sold
Only About 1 Million Seats, Half of All Train Seats, Are Available for Sale
[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) announced on the 7th that it will conduct non-face-to-face reservations for train tickets for the Chuseok holiday on the 8th and 9th.
KORAIL decided to sell only window seat tickets for all trains operating during the Chuseok holiday to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and postponed the reservation schedule to carry out system adjustments and testing for this purpose.
Some tickets for seniors and disabled passengers on certain routes that were already booked before the system adjustment may not be assigned window seats.
During this reservation period, tickets for trains running from the 29th of this month to the 4th of next month can be booked online via PC or mobile. Also, since only window seats are sold, only about 1 million seats, which is half of the total train seats (about 2 million seats over 6 days), are available for reservation.
On the 8th, tickets for the Gyeongbu, Gyeongjeon, Donghae, and Chungbuk lines will be available, and on the 9th, tickets for the Honam, Jeolla, Gangneung, Janghang, and Jungang lines will be available.
Reserved tickets must be paid for between 3 PM on the 9th and midnight on the 13th. Tickets not paid for by the 13th will be automatically canceled and allocated to those on the waiting list.
Seniors and disabled customers who made telephone reservations on the 1st must pay in person at the station ticket window and collect their physical tickets between the 9th and 13th.
Unsold remaining seats can be purchased from 3 PM on the 9th in the same manner as general tickets.
The dedicated Chuseok ticket reservation website can be accessed via a shortcut link connected from the mobile app "KORAIL Talk" or through the Korea Railroad website.
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A KORAIL official said, "To create a safer holiday amid the spread of COVID-19, we decided to sell only window seats," and added, "We ask for your understanding regarding the inconvenience of having to sit apart even for families."
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