170 million people used the railroad last year.Recovery to pre-COVID levels

Last year, domestic rail users exceeded 170 million, showing a full recovery from pre-COVID-19 levels.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said that the number of high-speed and general rail users was 171.49 million last year, up 4.9% from 2023.

In particular, he explained that the annual number of high-speed rail users reached 116.58 million last year, continuing the upward trend.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport analyzed that the reason for the upward trend was due to the continuous opening of high-speed rail lines and the 320km/h KTX-Cheongryong newly introduced with our technology last year.

The number of general rail transport personnel last year was 55 million, up 3.8% from 2023, but down from 68 million in 2019, before COVID-19.

In response, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport analyzed that the use of domestic arterial trains tends to shift from regular trains to high-speed trains.

The most used route was the Gyeongbu Line, which was used by 85.6 million people, and the most used station was Seoul Station, which was used by 42.3 million people.