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KTX, 한국의 고속철도

KTX: Korea's High-Speed Rail Connecting Seoul and Busan

Part of the July 23, 2026 daily edition

KTX는 한국의 고속철도입니다. KTX는 2004년에 개통했습니다. KTX를 타면 서울에서 부산까지 보통 두 시간 반에서 세 시간쯤 걸립니다. 처음에는 프랑스의 테제베(TGV) 기술을 사용했지만, 지금은 한국이 만든 KTX-산천, KTX-이음 같은 열차도 있습니다. KTX는 한국 사람들에게 아주 중요한 교통수단입니다.

Translation

KTX is Korea's high-speed railway. KTX opened in 2004. If you take the KTX, it usually takes about two and a half to three hours to travel from Seoul to Busan. At first, France's TGV technology was used, but now there are also trains made with Korea's own technology, such as KTX-Sancheon and KTX-Eum. KTX is a very important means of transportation for Korean people.

Vocabulary

  • 고속철도명사 (noun)high-speed railway
  • 개통하다동사 (verb)to open (a rail line/route)
  • 걸리다동사 (verb)to take (time)
  • 기술명사 (noun)technology
  • 교통수단명사 (noun)means of transportation

Grammar points

-(으)면if, when

Attached to a verb or adjective stem to mean 'if' or 'when', describing a condition.

Example: KTX를 타면 부산까지 빨리 갈 수 있습니다.

If you take the KTX, you can get to Busan quickly.

-지만but, although

Connects two clauses that contrast with each other, meaning 'but' or 'although'.

Example: KTX는 프랑스 기술을 사용했지만 지금은 한국 기술도 씁니다.

KTX used French technology, but now it uses Korean technology as well.

N에서 N까지from N to N

Attached to place or time nouns to mean 'from ~ to ~', showing a range or distance.

Example: 서울에서 부산까지 세 시간쯤 걸립니다.

It takes about three hours from Seoul to Busan.

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