Foreigners get chance to buy KTX rail tickets for Chuseok from 4 pm Wednesday
A foreign visitor buys an early train ticket for the Chuseok holiday on Tuesday at Seoul station. Photo by Korea Times Shim Hyun-chul
By Jung Hae-myoung
Foreigners may be able to make KTX ticket reservations for the Chuseok holiday through the English service at the Korail website (Google Korail English) from 4 p.m. Wednesday.
The sale will continue until tickets run out.
Tickets covering the period Sept. 21 to Sept. 26 will be available. Chuseok runs from Sept. 23-25. The holiday is a time when millions of Koreans return to their hometowns to visit family.
Seats for Seoul-Busan services during that period are already sold out. Only tickets for Seoul to Mokpo are available.
For more information on train reservations for KTX: Call 1599-7777 or visit the Korail
.