KTX on Gyeongbu Line Stops Near Daejeon Station Due to Malfunction, Over 900 Passengers Inconvenienced

Korail to Investigate Cause of Malfunction and Related Factors

On the morning of May 10, a Seoul-bound KTX train departing from Busan came to a halt near Daejeon Station due to a mechanical failure, resulting in an incident where more than 900 passengers had to wait inside the train for over an hour.

According to Korail, at approximately 8:32 a.m. on this day, a KTX train traveling between Daejeon Station and Daejeon Marshalling Yard Station stopped on the tracks due to a breakdown. Korail took emergency measures immediately after the incident, moving the affected train to Daejeon Station, and the 906 passengers on board transferred to a temporary train. During this process, passengers had to remain inside the train for about 1 hour and 19 minutes.

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As a result of this incident, six regular trains also experienced cascading delays, ranging from as short as 10 minutes to as long as 40 minutes.

Korail announced plans to investigate the cause of the malfunction and related factors.

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