China News Service, September 10. According to Korea Radio International, statistics released by the Korea Railway Corporation (KORAIL) show that the pre-sale rate of train tickets for the 2020 Mid-Autumn Festival is only half of the same period in 2019.
Data map: Korea High Speed Train (KTX).
According to reports, the Korea Railway Corporation stated that the 1.04 million tickets sold entirely online this time were all window seats, of which a total of 470,000 tickets were sold. This figure is only 85 for the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2019. 55.5% of 10,000 tickets.
In terms of routes, the pre-sale rate of Gyeongbu Line is 24.4%, Gyeongjeon Line is 26.0%, Honam Line is 27.1%, Jeolla Line is 29.6%, and Gangneung Line is 17.3%.
According to the analysis, in order to prevent the spread of the new crown epidemic, the South Korean government recommends that people try not to return home to visit relatives during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
In addition, the Korean Railway Corporation only sells window seat tickets in order to implement social distancing measures, which has also affected the pre-sale situation.