Gyeongnam Residents, "We Want to Go to Suseo by KTX" ... Submit National Petition

Screenshot of the National Petition website.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] The Busan Regional Headquarters of the Railway Workers' Union and labor and civic groups in the Gyeongnam region have called for the operation of KTX connecting Gyeongnam and Suseo, and for the integration of high-speed railways such as KTX and SRT.

They posted a petition titled "I want to go to Suseo by KTX" on the Blue House's national petition site, stating, "Integration of high-speed railways is urgent to eliminate discrimination based on residential areas and fare differences between KTX and SRT trains."

As the reason, they explained, "Since the SRT high-speed train only operates on the Gyeongbu and Honam lines, citizens in the Jeolla, Gyeongjeon, and Donghae line areas must transfer to go to Suseo by high-speed rail. Moreover, since SRT fares are set about 10% cheaper than KTX, KTX passengers have to pay relatively higher fares despite using the same high-speed rail."

They argued that integrating high-speed railways would bring various advantages such as fare reduction, increased seating, operation of multi-destination composite trains, and the ability to use direct KTX to Suseo without transfers.

The petition, which started on the 18th, had over 18,000 participants as of 2:40 PM on the 19th.

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