High-speed route
KTX Gangneung Line
Seoul → Gangneung · South Korea
KTX Gangneung Line in pictures
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- Distance
- 223 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 54 min
- Average speed
- 117 km/h
- Top speed
- 250 km/h
- Train
- KTX-Sancheon · KTX-Eum
- Countries
- South Korea
- In service since
- 2017
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Built for the PyeongChang 2018 Games: under the Taebaek passes in a 22 km tunnel, out to Gangneung’s espresso beaches on the East Sea.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 12239797 (50 km), relation 8825878 (121 km) — 171 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- 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
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the KTX Gangneung Line?
The KTX Gangneung Line runs 223 km from Seoul to Gangneung.
How long does the KTX Gangneung Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 54 min for the 223 km. That is an average of 117 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 250 km/h.
Who runs the KTX Gangneung Line?
Korail, with KTX-Sancheon, KTX-Eum.
How old is the KTX Gangneung Line?
The line has been in service since 2017. 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.
View on the world railway map →Read more on Wikipedia (in KO) ↗
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