KTX-Sancheon

KTX-Sancheon

KTX-Sancheon
Overview
  • No. of trains61
  • No. of seats377
  • Max. speed330km/h
Specification
  • Locomotive (L X W)22,700 x 2,814(mm)
  • Length of train201m
  • Output11,769Hp
  • Weight403ton
  • Braking distance3,300m
  • Period of durability30 years

KTX-Sancheon power transmission

Features

  • Sancheoneo
    The train body is designed in the shape of masu salmon (sancheoneo in Korean) to reduce air resistance.
  • ktx
    KTX-Sancheon trains were made as high-speed trains using the test car HSR-350X technology developed for a national R&D project. The first mass production train was released in November 2008. Its official name, KTX-Sancheon, was selected through the naming contest held in February 2010.
  • middle connector
    Increased the transportation capacity by driving 20 cars at the same time as double-deck operation was made possible for 10-car trains.