Mugunghwa-ho
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| Mugunghwa-ho | |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul: |
무궁화호
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| Hanja: |
無窮花號
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| Revised Romanization: | Mugunghwaho |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Mugunghwaho |
The Mugunghwa-ho or Mugunghwa is a class of train operated by Korail, the national railroad of South Korea. Mugunghwa trains are the cheapest class of trains to operate cross-country. Prior to the introduction of the KTX in 2004, they were the most common passenger train along most railroad lines. Along rural lines such as the Gyeongbuk Line, they remain the only class of passenger train operating. They (and in some cases the Tonggeun) are the only trains to stop at many stations not served by Saemaul-ho or KTX trains. Mugunghwa are built to accommodate large numbers of standing passengers, and frequently have many more standees than sitting passengers. In contrast, the Saemaul-ho and KTX trains seldom permit any standees at all.
The Mugunghwa-ho takes its name from the mugunghwa, the national flower of South Korea.
[edit] Trains
- Long-length Mugunghwa-ho Passenger Car
- Streamlined Mugunghwa-ho Passenger Car
- New Diesel Car
- Diesel Excellent Car (not on service)
[edit] On service
These lines have regular Mugunghwa-ho trains:
- Gyeongbu Line; 경부선
- Janghang Line; 중앙선
- Chungbuk Line; 충북선
- Honam Line; 호남선
- Jeolla Line; 전라선
- Gwangju Line; 광주선
- Gyeongbuk Line; 경북선
- Daegu Line; 대구선
- Gyeongchun Line; 경춘선
- Jungang Line;중앙선
- Taebaek Line; 태백선
- Yeongdong Line; 영동선
- Donghae Nambu Line; 동해남부선
Some of these lines operates all-station stop Mugunghwa-ho instead of Commute train.
