Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

High-speed train ticket buyers chasing credit card points on track for ban

SR, the operator of the Super Rapid Train (SRT) high-speed railway network, announced on Wednesday that it will impose stricter penalties on customers who repeatedly exploit bulk ticket purchases and cancellations to accrue credit card rewards.

2025-04-09

KTX, SRT hit record number of passengers in Q1

The two high-speed trains recorded a combined 25.7 million riders from January to March.

2024-04-07

Electricity rate freeze continues as per PPP-pushed relief package

The ongoing freeze in electricity rates will be extended for over 3.6 million households as part of an economic relief package agreed upon by the government and the conservative People Power Party (PPP) on Sunday.

2024-01-14

Korea Tourism Organization heeds complaints of foreign travelers

Foreign travelers to Korea have raised complaints about difficulties navigating the country's transportation system. The Korea Tourism Organization acknowledged the issues and has begun to tackle the problem.

2023-11-30

Unionized railway workers end 4-day strike

The KTX bullet trains are expected to be fully back on track by 5 p.m., freight and passenger trains by 6 p.m. and subways in the greater Seoul area by 9 p.m.

2023-09-18

Railway union goes on 4-day strike

The union kicked off its first general strike in almost four years, which is expected to decrease passenger and freight service by up to 60 percent until it ends at 9 a.m. on Monday.

2023-09-14

SRT high-speed trains to get new routes before Chuseok

The daily high-speed Super Rapid Train (SRT) will expand service starting this September by adding routes to Changwon and Jinju in South Gyeongsang, Suncheon and Yeosu in South Jeolla and Pohang in North Gyeongsang.

2023-04-05

Korail's monopoly on train repairs is challenged

The CEO of the company that runs Korea's Super Rapid Train (SRT) system questioned the monopoly held by Korea Railroad (Korail) on train repairs and maintenance after a power cut led to canceled trains on Dec. 30.

2023-01-05

Changing to a risk-managed society

We can move toward a risk-managing society when social awareness and system change to prevent big and small accidents.

2022-11-09

KTX lacks proper disaster recovery plan for reservation data

The KTX ticket booking system for express trains and high-speed SRT trains may face service crashes if disasters, such as fires, occur due to a lack of disaster recovery centers.

2022-10-20