The Intercity Train eXpress-Maum (ITX-Maum; ) is a semi-high-speed train of

Korail The Korea Railroad Corporation () is the national railway operator in South Korea. It is branded as KORAIL () and changed its official Korean name () in November 2019. Currently, KORAIL is a public corporation, managed by Ministry of Land, ...

, South Korea's national railway operator. It was introduced to replace

Mugunghwa-ho The Mugunghwa-ho () is a class of train operated by Korail, the main railway operator of South Korea. Mugunghwa trains are Korail's slowest tier of trains stopping at a number of towns and villages, and operating over a number of lines that are ...

and has the same class as

ITX-Saemaeul The Intercity Train eXpress-Saemaeul (ITX-Saemaeul; ) is a class of train operated by Korail, the national railroad of South Korea, it was introduced on May 12, 2014, to replace the Saemaeul-ho. The new ITX-Saemaeul trains have a faster averag ...

. It began operation on the

Gyeongbu Line The Gyeongbu line (''Gyeongbuseon'') is a railway line in South Korea and is considered to be the most important and one of the oldest in the country. It was constructed in 1905, connecting Seoul with Busan via Suwon, Daejeon, and Daegu. It is ...

Honam Line The Honam Line is a major railway line serving the Honam region (North and South Jeolla Provinces) in South Korea. The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul (via the Gyeongbu Line) to Gwangju and Mokpo. History A Honam Ra ...

Jeolla Line The Jeolla Line () is a railway line in North and South Jeolla Provinces in South Korea. The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul (via the Gyeongbu and Honam Lines) to Yeosu. History The first railway along a section of ...

, Jungang Line,

Donghae Line The Donghae Line () is a railway line connecting Busanjin station to Samcheok station in South Korea. The literal meaning of its name, the "East Sea Line," reflects its position along the nation's East coast. It merged with the Donghae Nambu ...

Yeongdong Line The Yeongdong Line is a line of Korail. It connects Yeongju in North Gyeongsang Province with Gangneung in Gangwon Province. From Yeongju, it crosses the Taebaek Mountains and reaches the Sea of Japan (East Sea) at Donghae, thence proceedin ...

Taebaek Line Taebaek Line is a single-track electrified railway mainline connecting Jecheon station to Baeksan station in South Korea. At its two ends, the Taebaek Line connects to the Jungang Line and Yeongdong Line. The line was originally two spur lines, w ...

, and Daegu Line in September 2023. The Korail Class 220000 rolling stock used on the ITX-Maum was manufactured by Dawonsys.

History

A public contest for train names was held in 2022, and a total of 8,175 candidates were submitted. In August 2023, the train name was decided as ITX-Maum. Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

Won Hee-ryong Won Hee-ryong (; born February 14, 1964) is a South Korean politician who is the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea), Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport from May 2022 to December 2023, when he resigned to r ...

explained, "We named it ITX-Maum with the hope that starting with this Taebaek Line, it will connect the Korean Peninsula and beyond Eurasia." In September 2023, the Gyeongbu Line, Honam Line, Jeolla Line, and Taebaek Line began operation. In December 2024, the operation of the Jungang Line Cheongnyangni-Bujeon section (433 km) began.

Rolling stock

The rolling stock is a

multiple unit A multiple-unit train (or multiple unit (MU)) is a self-propelled train composed of one or more Coach (rail), carriages joined, and where one or more of the carriages have the means of propulsion built in. By contrast, a locomotive-hauled ...

Korail Class 220000 manufactured by Dawonsys. The exterior is designed with a smooth streamlined shape that takes wind resistance into account, and the color combination is red and black. Interior amenities include in-car wireless internet, power outlets and USB ports for each seat, reading lights, and reclining seats. The door step can be adjusted according to the platform height.

References

External links

About ITX-Maum
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