KTX passengers-tally KTX train passengers to top 1 billion this week DAEJEON, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- The total number of passengers on KTX high-speed trains is set to exceed 1 billion this week after 19 years and five months of operation, KTX operator the Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) said Wednesday. The cumulative number of passengers on the KTX, launched on April 1, 2004, is expected to reach the 1 billion landmark Thursday, KORAIL said. It means that the nation's 50 million people have taken the KTX trains 20 times per person, the company said, adding the new record comes about eight years after its passengers topped 500 million in 2015.

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