Scenic route
A-train (Jeongseon Arirang)
Seoul → Auraji · South Korea
The Arirang-themed A-train leaves the Jungang main line at Jecheon and threads the Jeongseon canyon to Auraji, where two mountain torrents meet.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 97.8% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 3 m); the longest stretch away from it is 5.5 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Korail — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the A-train (Jeongseon Arirang)?
The A-train (Jeongseon Arirang) runs 245 km from Seoul to Auraji.
How long does the A-train (Jeongseon Arirang) take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 4 h 1 min for the 245 km. That is an average of 61 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 150 km/h.
Who runs the A-train (Jeongseon Arirang)?
Korail, with panorama saloon rake (Saemaeul-class).
How old is the A-train (Jeongseon Arirang)?
The line has been in service since 2015. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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