KTX-Cheongryong Named Green Product of the Year... KORAIL Sets 14-Year Consecutive Record

Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) has set a record by being selected for the "Green Product of the Year" for 14 consecutive years with its Gyeongbu Line KTX-Cheongryong.

KORAIL announced on the 23rd that the Gyeongbu Line KTX-Cheongryong was recently chosen as one of the "2025 Korea Green Products of the Year Selected Directly by Consumers."

The Green Product of the Year is organized by the Korea Green Purchasing Network and supported by the Ministry of Environment. Experts and consumers evaluate the eco-friendliness of products in each category before making their selections.

The "Gyeongbu Line KTX-Cheongryong" is running on the railway. Photo by Korea Railroad Corporation

Starting with the Gyeongbu Line KTX in 2012, KORAIL has seen the following services consecutively recognized as Green Products of the Year: the ITX-Cheongchun in 2013, Nuriro in 2014, O-train in 2015, S-train in 2016, ITX-Saemaeul in 2017, V-train in 2018, Honam Line KTX-Sancheon in 2019, Gangneung Line KTX-Sancheon in 2020, Jungang Line KTX-Eum in 2021, Jungbunaeryuk Line KTX-Eum in 2022, Donghae Line KTX in 2023, and Honam Line ITX-Maum in 2024.

The Gyeongbu Line KTX-Cheongryong received high marks in key areas such as eco-friendliness, safety, high energy efficiency, quiet and comfortable ride, and customer communication and service, based on on-site evaluations through trial rides and both online and offline consumer voting.

This year, KORAIL also received the "Popularity Award," which is given to the top seven products most favored by consumers among all those evaluated.

Han Moonhee, President of KORAIL, stated, "Being selected as a Green Product of the Year for 14 consecutive years is a testament to KORAIL's technological capabilities and the eco-friendliness of railways, as recognized by the public. As a leader in eco-friendly transportation, KORAIL will do its utmost to fulfill its social responsibilities, including carbon neutrality and environmental protection."

Meanwhile, the KTX-Cheongryong is a distributed power high-speed train developed with domestic technology and launched in May last year. Each train set consists of eight cars and provides 515 seats, which is approximately 35% greater transport capacity than the KTX-Sancheon (379 seats). The Gyeongbu Line KTX-Cheongryong operates twice on weekdays and four times on weekends between Seoul Station and Busan Station. The cumulative number of passengers has now surpassed 1.36 million.

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