Seniors over 65 years of age can receive train discounts under the Senior Citizens Welfare Act. Train discounts apply to both KTX and SRT. We will give you detailed information on how to reserve a preferential discount for the SRT route that anyone can receive.
SRT senior citizen discount reservation method
Reservations for SRT must be made through the SRT website, not through KORAIL.
To make an SRT senior discount reservation, please follow the steps below.
1. Please register as a member on the SRT website and log in.
SRT homepage -> https://etk.srail.kr/
2. Enter the train information you want to use and search for tickets.
When you access the site, a screen will appear on the main screen where you can select departure/arrival/date. On this screen, enter the desired train information and click Easy Search.
3. Select the number of senior citizen discounts.
To receive a senior discount, please enter the senior boarding information in the number of passengers on board.
For example, if two people are riding, one is over 65 years old and one is under 65 years old, you can select 1 adult and 1 senior.
4. Select the seat you want to board and click Reserve.
5. Check the reservation details and check the passenger type to see if the discount has been properly applied.
If you have selected the senior citizen discount correctly, the passenger type shown below will display 65 years of age or older and the discount will be automatically calculated.
6. Complete payment.
If you make a reservation like this, the SRT senior citizen discount has been applied.
If you use KTX, please refer to the KTX senior discount method below.
KTX senior citizen discount
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The KTX senior citizen discount method is not much different from the SRT senior citizen discount.
SRT Senior Citizen Discount Precautions
Senior discount applies only to weekday fares and is subject to a 30% discount.
Senior citizen discounts do not apply to ticket reservations on weekends and public holidays! please refer to this.
If you have difficulty registering as a member of the site, you can ask your children or acquaintances to make reservations for you.
The information of the person making the reservation and the passenger may be different.
Since the senior citizen discount checks whether the passenger is a senior citizen, even if you make a reservation with a young child’s ID, the discount can be applied if you select the senior citizen discount at the time of reservation and the actual passenger is over 65 years old and eligible for the senior discount.
In this way, we learned about the SRT senior citizen discount method and senior citizen discount precautions.
Since trains are expensive, a 30% discount is quite high. Be sure to take advantage of the senior citizen discount to reduce the burden of transportation costs.