Korea Railroad Launches Naming Contest for 'Next-Generation KTX' Based on Domestic Technology

Online Public Contest Until the 28th of This Month
‘Eco-Friendly Train’ Developed with Domestic Technology
Highest Operating Speed and Increased Transport Capacity in Korea
Plan to Sequentially Introduce a Total of 19 Units by 2028

Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) is holding a naming contest for the next-generation KTX.

KORAIL announced on the 19th that it will hold a nationwide naming contest for the next-generation KTX through the Korea Railroad website and official SNS until the 28th of this month.

Provided by Korea Railroad Corporation

Participants can enter by creating a name in the format ‘KTX-00’ and submitting the name along with its meaning on the contest page.

There is no limit on the number of characters for the suffix following KTX. For example, entries such as KTX-Gicha, KTX-KORAIL, or KTX-Hanguk Cheoldo are acceptable as long as they follow the format.

KORAIL will finalize the name of the next-generation KTX by combining the contest results with the opinions of naming experts. Participants will be entered into a draw to receive a 'KTX-Sancheon' assembly block as a prize.

The next-generation KTX is an eco-friendly high-speed train developed based on domestic technology, designed to operate at a top speed of 320 km/h, the highest in Korea.

Each train consists of 8 cars with 515 seats, enhancing transportation capacity. The existing KTX-Ieum operates with 6 cars and 381 seats, and the KTX-Sancheon operates with 10 cars and 379 seats.

In particular, the new train applies the ‘distributed power (EMU)’ system like the KTX-Ieum, which offers high seat efficiency and excellent acceleration and deceleration, making it optimized for Korea’s short-distance railway environment.

The distributed power system equips each train car with its own power and braking devices, unlike the concentrated power system (KTX, KTX-Sancheon) where power is located in one place.

KORAIL plans to sequentially introduce a total of 19 next-generation KTX trains by 2028, starting with 2 trains in the first half of this year.

Meanwhile, KORAIL has selected train names such as KTX-Sancheon, ITX-Cheongchun, ITX-Saemaeul, KTX-Ieum, and ITX-Maeum through nationwide naming contests since 2010.

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