Starting Next Year, 50% Discount on Train Fares for Tourists Visiting Boryeong City

KORAIL Signs Agreement on Revitalizing Rail Tourism in Depopulated Areas on the 27th

Starting next year, tourists visiting Boryeong, Chungnam via railway will receive a 50% discount on train fares by verifying their visit through QR codes installed at major tourist attractions.

Additionally, admission and facility usage fees for tourist sites such as Daecheon Beach Sky Bike, Boryeong Coal Museum, and Seongjusan Natural Recreation Forest will be discounted, and visitors can purchase Boryeong Mud products at a 10% discount at the official Boryeong Mud Cosmetics store located at Daecheon Beach.

To implement this, Boryeong City signed a "Railway Tourism Promotion Agreement for Population Decline Areas" with Korea Railroad Corporation on the 27th.

Under this agreement, Korea Railroad Corporation will operate tourism packages in cooperation with Boryeong City.

Boryeong City will also support the development of transportation systems connecting railway stations and major tourist destinations, as well as expand tourism infrastructure.

Furthermore, the city plans to launch travel packages with 88 travel agencies partnered through the agreement, providing a 50% discount on train fares.

The city expects that this agreement will help overcome the population decline crisis and increase the resident population.

Kim Dongil, Mayor of Boryeong, said, "We will strive to establish an effective cooperative system with Korea Railroad Corporation to vitalize railway tourism."