THE KTX-Cheongryong high-speed train entered service with Korail on May 1. It operates twice a day on the Gyeongbu and Honam high-speed lines during the week, with four services a day on the Gyeongbu line at weekends.<\/p>\n
With a higher maximum speed and superior acceleration when compared with Korail\u2019s existing high-speed fleet, the KTX-Cheongryong will enable the journey time on limited-stop Seoul – Busan services to be cut to 2h 17min, and the Yongsan – Gwangju Songjeong journey time to 1h 36min.<\/p>\n
Two KTX-Cheongryong trains are currently in service, with a further 17 due to be introduced by 2027.<\/p>\n
The new trains are currently operating at up to 300km\/h. They will be able to attain their maximum speed of 320km\/h once work is completed to provide four tracks between Pyeongtaek and Osong, due by 2028.<\/p>\n
The new high-speed train has been built by Hyundai Rotem and features entirely domestic technology. It has distributed traction equipment rather than the power cars of Korail\u2019s KTX and KTX-Sancheon high-speed trains, with equipment installed in six of the KTX-Cheongryong\u2019s eight cars.<\/p>\n
The KTX-Cheongryong can accelerate to 300km\/h in 3min 32 sec, compared with 5min 16 sec for the KTX-Sancheon. Korail says that the new train\u2019s superior acceleration and braking performance is particularly suited to the Korean network with its shorter distances between stations.<\/p>\n
The new trains are built of aluminium rather than steel, reducing weight and cutting the axleload from 17 tonnes to 15 tonnes, which has benefits for track maintenance.<\/p>\n
Korail sees the new design as \u201ca stepping stone to entering the global high-speed railway market,\u201d where distributed traction is now dominant.<\/p>\n
The KTX-Cheongryong is 199.1m long, formed of seven standard class cars and one superior class car with 46 seats. Total seating capacity is 515 per train, 35% higher than KTX-Eum or KTX-Sancheon trains and 26% higher than the KTX-Sancheon II.<\/p>\n
Two KTX-Cheongryong trains can operate in multiple to provide the highest capacity on a single high-speed service in Korea.<\/p>\n
Korail says that the new train will provide passengers with \u201ca more expansive feeling of space,\u201d being 3150mm wide compared with 2970mm on the KTX-Sancheon. The distance between the passenger\u2019s knees and the seat in front is 126mm compared with 106mm, providing more legroom.<\/p>\n
Each seat is aligned with a window, and passenger amenities include 220V sockets, wireless chargers and USB ports. Boarding steps are adjustable to match the height of both high and low platforms.<\/p>\n
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