High-speed route

KTX-Eum Jungbu Inland

Pangyo → Mungyeong · South Korea

Distance: 144 km
Fastest time: 1 h 30 min
Average speed: 96 km/h
Top speed: 230 km/h
Operator: Korail
Train: EMU-260
Countries: South Korea
In service since: 2024

Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log

Korea’s newest inter-city railway, finished through to Mungyeong in November 2024: EMU-260 sets past Chungju and the Suanbo hot springs to the old post road town under Mungyeong Saejae.

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