Athletes of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games and Olympic-goers, alike, will be able to travel from the Incheon International Airport right to the venues for the upcoming sporting events in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province.


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Secretary General Yeo Hyung-koo (left) of the Organizing Committee for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games and KORAIL President Hong Soon-man sign a memorandum of understanding on Dec. 28 for cooperation to host the Olympic Games successfully.


Athletes of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games and Olympic-goers, alike, will be able to travel from the Incheon International Airport right to the venues for the upcoming sporting events in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province. 

This is thanks to a new high-speed railroad service which will kick off around the end of 2017.

The new service was agreed upon as part of a memorandum of understanding between the Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) and the Organizing Committee for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games signed on Dec. 28. 


Under the agreement, the railroad operator will open the Wongang Line (원강선) later in 2017 linking Wonju with the city of Gangneung on the east coast, both in Gangwon-do Province. 

High-speed trains, also known as KTX (Korea Train Express), will run on the Wongang Line to reach the Pyeongchang Station where major sporting events are to be held during the Olympic Games. 

Throughout the Olympics which will run from Feb. 9 to 25, 2018, the new express trains will bring more than 50,000 athletes and representatives, alongside approximately 19,000 visitors per day from around the world, from the Incheon International Airport to Pyeongchang in just less than two hours. 

KORAIL will also increase the number of KTX runs during the period to a total of 51, which will depart at the Incheon International Airport Station and stop by Cheongnyangni, Sangbong and other stations. 

“The upcoming Olympic games is an international sporting festival and will draw lots of attention from around the world,” said KORAIL President Hong Soon-man. “To run the games successfully, we will do our best to provide both participating athletes and visitors a safe and comfortable trip to the Olympic venues.”