Inauguration
Korea Train Express: 7 million passengers in first 100 days

On July 9, Korea's national railway, Korail, celebrated the first 100 days of service of the KTX, the country's new high-speed train.

Since commercial operation began on April 1, the high-speed service has carried more than 7 million passengers. The Seoul-Busan route accounted for 5.93 million passengers and Seoul-Mokpo for 1.09 million. The punctuality rate of the service has risen from 97.6 percent in April to 99.7 percent in July for an overall rate of 98.56 percent.

Punctuality rate in first four months of KTX service
 100%
 99.7%
 
 
 
 98.92%
 
 
 
 97.76%
97.6%   
    
    97%
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