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Updated : 2025-10-02 21:51:13 KST
Live from Seoul Station: Eve of Chuseok holiday travel season
Starting with National Foundation Day tomorrow, this year's Chuseok will last a week or even up to 10 days for some people. With that, millions of people will be traveling in the next few days to celebrate the golden holiday with their loved ones. We connect with our Park Jun-han at Seoul Station, one of the busiest transport hubs.
Hello, Jun-han. You've been at the station since the afternoon and well into the evening. How are things looking at this hour? Good Evening, Dami, as you just mentioned, I am currently at Seoul Station.
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National Foundation Day 개천절
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Ahead of the seven-day Chuseok holiday, which begins tomorrow, people have already started to arrive here. And as you can see behind me, many are waiting, either to travel during the holiday or to reunite with friends and family. It's now just past 8 PM and the station is pretty crowded, as more people have arrived after finishing work. According to the latest data from Korail, as of 3 PM, 304-thousand tickets had been booked for today, accounting for over 81 percent of the available train tickets throughout the country.
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account for (부분·비율을) 차지하다
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Korail also stated that a total of 3-point-6 million tickets are expected to be sold during the Chuseok holiday, which the company has designated as the "Chuseok Special Transportation Period" from October 2nd to October 12th. Passengers here are excited. Take a listen to what some of them had to say. "I think it's great to be here during this holiday and to have the experience of seeing new parts of Korea. I will also meet up with some friends I met here last year, as well as with a group of friends here in Korea."
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"I'm planning to go down to my family home in Yeongwol, Gangwon-do Province. During Chuseok, I'm looking forward to family gatherings, eating songpyeon rice cakes and lots of delicious food, and having fun together. I'll also get to see friends from my hometown and meet people I haven't seen in a long time, which I'm really excited about." "I'll be spending time with my family, seeing my grandfather, who is also my daughter's great-grandfather, and enjoying a warm, happy time together.
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great-grandfather 증조부
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My daughter really likes her grandparents, so we're both looking forward to seeing her play and have fun with her great-grandfather. We plan to spend a joyful and fulfilling time together." I can certainly feel the excitement. Jun-han, not everyone's traveling by train. How are things looking out on the roads for those traveling by car or bus? Right Dami, certainly many people will be traveling by car or bus. According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, the total expected traffic volume for today is 5-point-35 million vehicles.
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the Korea Expressway Corporation 한국 도로 공사
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The corporation noted that as the holiday period begins on Friday, traffic hasn't yet reached its peak. As of Thursday at 7 PM, it should take about 4 hours and 50 minutes from the Seoul Tollgate to the Busan Tollgate. From Seoul City to Gwangju City, it should take 3 hours and 40 minutes. From Seoul to Daejeon, it should take 2 hours by car. For traffic departing from Seoul, congestion is expected to ease after 11 PM. For traffic heading toward Seoul, congestion is expected to ease after 9 PM.
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But Dami, as you know, not everyone will be spending the holidays at home. Between October 2nd and October 12th, the Korea Airports Corporation estimates that about 5-point-2 million passengers, on both domestic and international flights, will travel through airports nationwide during this year's Chuseok holiday. Back to you Dami. Jun-han, thank you for that, That was our Park Jun-han connecting live from Seoul Station. Happy Chuseok. Happy Chuseok, Dami!
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the Korea Airports Corporation 한국공항공사
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