Mugunghwa-ho

Mugunghwa-ho
Inside of beige-wall Mugunghwa train.
Korean name
Hangul	무궁화호
Hanja	無窮花號
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.

Trains

• Long-length Mugunghwa-ho Passenger Car
• Streamlined Mugunghwa-ho Passenger Car
• New Diesel Car
• Refurbished Commuter Diesel Car
• Commuter Diesel Car (Mugunghwa-ho) (aka Refublishied Diesel Car)
• Diesel Excellent Car (not on service)

On service

These lines have regular Mugunghwa-ho trains:

• Gyeongbu Line; 경부선
• Janghang Line; 장항선
• Chungbuk Line; 충북선
• Honam Line; 호남선
• Jeolla Line; 전라선
• Gwangju Line; 광주선
• Gyeongbuk Line; 경북선
• Daegu Line; 대구선
• 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.

See also

• Railroads in South Korea
• Transportation in South Korea