Lunar New Year Holiday Train Tickets 'Contactless' Reservation from 19th to 21st

Korea Railroad announced that during this year's Lunar New Year holiday, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, they will strengthen social distancing on trains by allowing reservations only for window seats. Photo unrelated to the article / Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] This year’s Lunar New Year holiday train ticket reservations will be conducted contactlessly this month.

Korea Railroad announced on the 12th that from the 19th to the 21st, they will pre-sell train tickets for trains operating during the Lunar New Year holiday through 100% non-face-to-face methods such as online and phone reservations.

The tickets available for reservation are for KTX, ITX-Saemaeul, Mugunghwa-ho trains operating from the 10th to the 14th of next month, and only window seats will be sold to maintain social distancing between passengers. For KTX 4-person companion seats, only single seats can be reserved.

Each person can reserve up to 4 one-way tickets (3 one-way tickets for phone reservations).

Train Ticket Reservation Schedule for Lunar New Year Holiday. Provided by Korea Railroad.

Korea Railroad plans to allocate a separate reservation day and prioritize 10% of all seats for information-vulnerable groups who have difficulty booking online.

On the first day of reservations (the 19th), only seniors aged 65 or older and registered disabled persons under the Welfare of Disabled Persons Act can book Lunar New Year tickets online or by phone.

However, if the eligible person is a railroad member, they can also reserve Lunar New Year train tickets online via PC or mobile on that day, and non-members can join as railroad members before the reservation day or book tickets by phone.

From the 20th to the 21st, all citizens including seniors and disabled persons can reserve Lunar New Year tickets online via PC or mobile.

The routes available by date are ▲on the 20th: Gyeongbu, Gyeongjeon, Donghae, Chungbuk, Gyeongbuk, Donghae Nambu lines ▲on the 21st: Honam, Jeolla, Gangneung, Janghang, Jungang, Taebaek, Yeongdong, Gyeongchun lines.

Train ticket reservation routes by date during the Lunar New Year holiday. Provided by Korea Railroad

Reserved tickets must be paid for between 3 PM on the 21st and midnight on the 24th; if payment is not made, the reserved tickets will be automatically canceled and allocated to those on the waiting list.

Unsold remaining seats can be purchased like regular tickets starting from 3 PM on the 21st.

A Korea Railroad official said, “Given the serious COVID-19 situation, we ask for active cooperation so that everyone can use the railroad safely while maintaining social distancing.”

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