ITX-Saemaeul

The Intercity Train eXpress-Saemaeul is a class of train operated by Korail, the national railroad of South Korea, it was introduced on May 12, 2014, to replace the Saemaeul-ho. The new ITX-Saemaeul trains have a faster average speed of 150 kilometers per hour. The name was taken from the Saemaul Undong after a public competition to determine the new train's name.[1]

ITX-Saemaeul
Overview
Service typeHigher-speed rail
StatusOperating
LocaleSouth Korea
PredecessorSaemaeul-ho
First serviceMay 12, 2014
Current operator(s)Korail
Technical
Rolling stock
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed165 km/h (103 mph)

Rolling stock

The EMU-150 is based on Korail Class 210000. The first rolling stock was manufactured by Hyundai Rotem;[2] in 2018 Woojin Industrial System received a contract to deliver additional rolling stock.[3]

Lines served

References

  1. "신형 새마을호 이름 'ITX-새마을'로 불러주세요". NewsIs (in Korean). February 21, 2013. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013.
  2. "Project Record: ITX-Saemaeul Intercity EMU". Hyundai Rotem. 2014.
  3. Andy Tebay (September 12, 2018). "Korail orders 34 EMUs from Woojin". Rail Journal.


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