KTX-Eum | |
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Manufacturer | Hyundai Rotem |
Built at | Changwon, South Korea |
Family name | Korea Train Express |
Constructed | 2019–present |
Entered service | 2021–present |
Number under construction | 222 vehicles (37 sets) |
Number built | 114 vehicles (19 sets) |
Number in service | 114 vehicles (19 sets) |
Formation | 6 cars per trainset TC1-M'1-M1-M2-M'2-TC2
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Capacity | 381 passengers |
Operators | Korail |
Lines served |
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Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium |
Train length | 150.5 m (493 ft 9+3⁄16 in) |
Car length | TC 26.25 m (86 ft 1+7⁄16 in) M, M' 23.50 m (77 ft 1+3⁄16 in) |
Width | 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) |
Doors | 4 per car, 2 per side (trailer cars) 2 per car, 1 per side (intermediate cars) |
Maximum speed |
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Traction system | IGBT-VVVF |
Traction motors | Three-phase AC induction motor |
Power supply | Overhead Catenary |
Electric system(s) | 25 kV/60 Hz AC |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Braking system(s) | Eddy current, regenerative, rheostatic, disc, air |
Safety system(s) | ATS, ERTMS (Ansaldo), TVM-430 |
Coupling system | Scharfenberg |
Multiple working | Yes |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The KTX-Eum (Korean: KTX-이음, formerly known as EMU-260) or Korail Class 150000 is a South Korean high-speed electric multiple unit train manufactured by Hyundai Rotem and operated by Korail. The word 'eum' in Korean means 'uniting through connection'. This name was selected by members of the public, and expresses the desire to connect regions, people, and happiness through trains.[1]