Korail to Sell Only Window Seats During This Lunar New Year Holiday... Standing Tickets Prohibited

Korea Railroad Implements Special Traffic Measures for Seollal Holiday
Seat Sales During 5-Day Seollal Holiday... Half of Last Year's Level
Urges Active Cooperation with COVID-19 'Prevention' and 'Social Distancing'

[Asia Economy Reporter Kangwook Cho] Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) announced on the 9th that it will designate the period from the 10th to the 14th as the special transportation period for Seollal and implement special transportation measures in the railway sector, including COVID-19 prevention measures.

According to this plan, a total of 3,590 train services will operate over the five days from the 10th, the day before the holiday, to the 14th, the last day, averaging 718 services per day. This is at the usual weekend level.

Out of a total of 1.71 million seats, only 864,000 window seats will be sold to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The average daily supply is 173,000 seats, which is 50.7% of the level during the special transportation period for last year's Seollal before the COVID-19 outbreak (January 23-27, 2020, five days).

In addition, a 24-hour special transportation headquarters will be operated across all railway sectors including control, passenger, metropolitan, and rolling stock, centered on the railway operation control room. The headquarters acts as a control tower responsible for decision-making in case of unusual situations and monitors train operations in real time for prompt action.

Along with this, an average of 2,130 guidance personnel per day will be deployed at railway stations nationwide to promote quarantine rules and maintain order. To strengthen safety management and prevent sexual crimes, a special police crackdown team of 167 members per day will also be organized.

KORAIL urged active cooperation with COVID-19 'prevention' and 'social distancing.'

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