KTX-Sancheon [SEP] manufacturer
KTX-Sancheon
The KTX-Sancheon is a South Korean high-speed train built by Hyundai Rotem in the second half of the 2000s and operated by Korail since March 2009. With a top speed of , the KTX-Sancheon is the second commercial high-speed train operated in South Korea and the first domestic high-speed train that is designed and developed in South Korea.
History.
When South Korea started its high-speed rail project, rolling stock and infrastructure was built in the framework of a
speed trains had been imported.
Operation.
Following testing, the KTX-II carried its first passengers in a preview run on February 11, 2010. After a naming competition held in the next ten days, the KTX-II was officially renamed as KTX-Sancheon. (KTX 산천), "sancheon" comes from "sancheneo" (산천어), which is a species of cherry salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou) in 
Korean.
Commercial KTX-Sancheon service started on March 2, 2010.