One in 3 foreign visitors in S. Korea use railway service in 2024: data
More than 5 million foreigners used rail transport services in South Korea in 2024, up 61 percent from a year earlier, the national railway operator said Sunday, Yonhap reports.
A total of 5.54 million foreigners used such services last year, sharply up from 3.44 million in 2023, according to Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL).
Given that 16.37 million foreigners visited South Korea in 2024, about one in three of them used the country's rail transport services.
KORAIL attributed the rise to improvements in ticketing services for foreigners and the introduction of a rail pass that offers telecommunication services and unlimited rides in the broader Seoul area.
KORAIL said it plans to make further improvements to ticketing procedures to make rail services more friendly for use by foreigners.