[단독] KTX at the airport of Incheon without passenger, finally abolished after 4 years

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KTX (left) on the line of the l & # 39; Airport [중앙포토]

Incheon and Daegu International Airport

A senior official of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (KNHC) who requested anonymity stated that the KTX (large train) speed) He stated: "I have concluded that KTX at Incheon International Airport is necessary for more efficient operation of the Airport Railroad and KTX." [19659005] It will also notify KORAIL and local governments in the near future.KTX pbadengers will be able to get to airport limousines and airport rail lines from Gwangmyeong Station and Railway Station. from Seoul, so there will be no problem. "

] KORAIL submitted to the Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure and Transport the "Railway Change Request Plan" which states that the KTX route to the provinces and the Incheon International Airport will be canceled due to the shortage of pbadengers.

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KTX at Incheon International Airport [중앙포토]

The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (KTX) collected opinions by listening to the opinions of municipalities related to Incheon, Busan, Gwangju, Daegu, Gyeongnam,
According to the Ministry of the Earth, Koryei, etc., the main reason for the abolition of the road is that there are few pbadengers to use.L & # 39; 39, last year, Seoul Station ~ Cheomam Station ~ Incheon Airport Station Airport Station This is only 23% of KTX seats (14,400 seats) provided daily. 80% of the seats are empty.

Hong Myung-ho, spokesman for KORAIL, said: "There are not enough seats on other roads, but there are not enough trains to welcome them." If KTX is at Incheon Airport, He said.
Another reason for the abolition is that KTX does not increase the number of airport trains. With the introduction of KTX in 2014, the operation of airport trains, which had operated 420 times a day on average, began to decrease significantly, and has now dropped to 357 times . KTX must allow time to leave.

For this reason, the Airport Railroad Co., Ltd. has not been able to inject more trains, even when the Gyeongam and Gamam stations connected to the Incheon metro were heavily congested at the time of the works. If the KTX route to Incheon International Airport is abolished, it will be possible to increase the number of flights more than 20 times.

However, local governments who opposed the abolition of roads because of difficulties in attracting foreign investors and tourists should strongly resist the decision. KORAIL plans to minimize the inconvenience of existing pbadengers by increasing the number of KTX stations in Seoul City and KTX, by releasing KTX and airport train tickets, and by activating the use of the terminal. Gwangmyeong Metropolitan Airport.

Expert journalist Kang Hak-sai [email protected]