Korail "Ticket Reservations for Next Year's Lunar New Year from 20th to 22nd"

100% Non-Face-to-Face Release
20th: Seniors and Disabled
21st-22nd: Nationwide
Companion Infant Discount Applied from This Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Min-young] Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) announced on the 12th that it will conduct advance sales of 2023 Lunar New Year train tickets through 100% non-face-to-face methods such as online and telephone from the 20th to the 22nd for three days.

The advance reservation for Lunar New Year tickets applies to KTX, ITX-Saemaeul, Mugunghwa trains, and others operating for five days from January 20 to January 24 next year.

On the first day of reservations, the 20th, only information-vulnerable groups (elderly, disabled) who are not familiar with internet and smartphone use can make reservations, while on the 21st and 22nd, tickets will be sold to all citizens.

KORAIL has set a separate reservation day for information-vulnerable groups who are not familiar with internet and smartphone use and allocated 10% of the total seats for them.

Accordingly, on the 20th, only △elderly people aged 65 or older △registered disabled persons under the Disabled Welfare Act can make reservations by phone or online.

Elderly or disabled persons who are railroad members can log in to the 'Holiday Ticket Reservation Exclusive Homepage' via PC or mobile online to make reservations.

If they are non-members, they must register as railroad members before the reservation day to use online reservations, and if they are not familiar with internet use, they can make reservations by phone.

In addition, to protect genuine telephone reservation customers, KORAIL introduced a customer authentication procedure linked in real-time with the Ministry of Health and Welfare for telephone reservations.

On the 21st and 22nd, all citizens, including the elderly and disabled, can make Lunar New Year ticket reservations online via PC or the mobile app 'KORAIL Talk'.

On the 21st, tickets for the Gyeongbu, Gyeongjeon, Donghae, Chungbuk, Jungbu Inland, and Gyeongbuk lines will be available, and on the 22nd, tickets for the Honam, Jeolla, Gangneung, Janghang, Jungang, Taebaek, Yeongdong, and Gyeongchun lines will be available.

Mobile reservations must be made by clicking the link provided in KORAIL Talk to connect to the holiday ticket reservation exclusive homepage or by entering the address directly in a web browser.

Tickets reserved online or by phone during this advance reservation period must be paid for from 3 p.m. on the 22nd to midnight on the 25th. Tickets not paid for will be automatically canceled and allocated to those on the waiting list.

Unsold remaining seats can be purchased from 3 p.m. on the 22nd through the homepage, KORAIL Talk, station counters, and other online and offline channels, just like regular tickets.

KORAIL decided to apply the accompanying infant discount (75%), which was previously excluded during holiday periods, starting from this Lunar New Year ticket reservation in line with the government's childbirth and childcare policies.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.