Five successful years for Korea Train Express

Operating at an average of 300 km/h, this train reduced the
journey time between Seoul and Pusan from four hours and ten
minutes to just two hours and forty minutes.

The success of these five years of service can been seen in a
few key figures: 170 million passengers (105,000 per day), with
a 97% on-time rate*. KTX has become the most popular mode of
transport on the 330-km Seoul-Pusan route. Trains now represent
63% of all travel between the two cities, compared with 17% for
air and the remaining 20% for road (buses and individual cars
combined).

* Source: Alstom