Korea Railroad, 50% Drop in Season Ticket Sales... Strengthened Social Distancing on Trains

Status table of Mugunghwa trains with newly established free seating. Provided by Korea Railroad

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Korea Railroad announced on the 30th that starting January 5 next year, it will strengthen social distancing by expanding the number of non-reserved seat cars during commuting hours and limiting the issuance of commuter passes.

First, to reduce congestion inside train cars during commuting hours, Korea Railroad will expand the number of KTX non-reserved seat cars from the current 1 to 3 cars per train to 2 to 4 cars.

Additionally, some Mugunghwa trains, which see concentrated use of commuter passes during commuting hours, will add non-reserved seat cars, operating 1 to 4 cars per train.

Through this, the daily average number of KTX non-reserved seat cars (based on Mondays) will increase from 173 cars to 317 cars, and 23 new Mugunghwa non-reserved seat cars will be added.

Korea Railroad will also reduce the daily issuance of commuter passes, which are regularly used for the same section over a certain period, by 50% compared to normal times.

Furthermore, during the government's special quarantine period maintained until January 3 next year, Korea Railroad explained that all train travel products will be suspended, and the number of tickets that can be purchased for regular trains will be limited to 4 per person.

A Korea Railroad official said, “As we are proactively implementing social distancing inside trains for everyone's safety, we ask for active participation and cooperation in complying with quarantine guidelines.”

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