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Yeongam and Korail plan discounted train travel for tourists
Yeongam County and Korail have agreed to promote train trips linked to local tourism in Yeongam, South Korea.
The plan is part of a program that aims to bring visitors to areas facing population decline and support local economies.
Visitors who buy a designated independent-travel package and confirm a visit to a listed attraction with a QR code can receive a voucher worth 50% of their train fare.
Yeongam plans to combine the program with its “Yeongam Travel 1+1” offer to help cover tourists’ travel costs.
The county is also preparing tourist buses from Mokpo and Naju stations to major attractions in Yeongam.
Ahead of Yeongam’s 2027–2028 Visit Year, it hopes visitors will stay longer and spend more on lodging, food and activities.
Yeongam County and Korea Railroad Corp. (Korail) signed an agreement to link rail travel with local tourism.
The plan offers tourists who visit designated attractions a coupon worth 50% of their train fare.
Yeongam plans to combine the rail program with its Yeongam Travel 1+1 scheme to support visitors’ travel costs.
The county is preparing tourist bus services from Mokpo and Naju stations to major attractions in Yeongam.
The agreement aims to attract visitors and increase local spending ahead of Yeongam’s 2027–2028 Year of Visiting.
- Who
- Yeongam County and Korea Railroad Corp. (Korail).
- What
- They signed an agreement to connect rail travel with tourism and offer fare discounts and local tourism benefits.
- When
- November 6, 2026.
- Where
- Korail’s headquarters in Daejeon.
- Why
- To attract tourists to a population-decline area, increase the local visiting population and support the regional economy.
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Yeongam County said it had signed the tourism and rail agreement at Korail’s headquarters in Daejeon.
Yeongam plans to link rail travel with local tourism and increase visitor spending during its Year of Visiting.
- Fare benefit
- Coupon worth 50% of the train fare used
- Eligibility step
- Visitors must buy a designated independent travel product and scan a QR code at a specified attraction
- Bus links
- Planned services from Mokpo and Naju stations to major Yeongam attractions
- Tourism campaign
- Yeongam’s Year of Visiting is planned for 2027–2028