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Mugunghwa-ho | |
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![]() Chungbuk Line Mugunghwa-ho train hauled by an electric locomotive | |
Overview | |
Service type | Regional rail |
Status | Operating |
Locale | South Korea |
First service | January 1, 1984 |
Current operator(s) | Korail |
Route | |
Distance travelled | Up to 8 hours |
On-board services | |
Seating arrangements | Economy Class (2+2) |
Catering facilities | Minicafe Vending Machine (on some trains only)[1] |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | Various carriage configurations including regular cars built between 1998 and 2004 and older cars built in the late 1980s~1990s
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Mugunghwa-ho | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Mugunghwaho |
McCune–Reischauer | Mugunghwaho |
The Mugunghwa-ho (Korean: 무궁화호) is a class of train operated by Korail, the main railway operator of South Korea. Mugunghwa trains are Korail's slowest tier of trains stopping at a number of towns and villages, and operating over a number of lines that are not served by other trains. Journey times are generally twice that of KTX trains and 25% longer than ITX express trains.[2]
Along rural lines such as the Gyeongbuk Line, Mugunghwa-ho remain the only class of passenger train operating. They (and in some cases the Tonggeun) are the only trains to stop at many stations not served by Saemaeul-ho or KTX trains.
Mugunghwa are built to accommodate large numbers of standing passengers, and frequently have many more standees than sitting passengers during high season.