T Express
T Express (Korean: 티 익스프레스) is a wooden roller coaster at the Everland theme park in Yongin, South Korea. It opened on March 14, 2008 in the European Adventure section of the park, and is themed after a small town in the Alps. The coaster was constructed by Intamin, a Swiss manufacturing company, and designed by Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH, a German roller coaster design facility.
| T Express | |
|---|---|
The ride in June 2011 | |
| Everland | |
| Location | Everland |
| Park section | European Adventure |
| Coordinates | 37.2900°N 127.2025°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | March 14, 2008 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH |
| Model | Wooden Coaster (Prefabricated Track) |
| Track layout | Terrain / Twister |
| Lift/launch system | Cable lift |
| Height | 56.02 m (183.8 ft) |
| Drop | 45.99 m (150.9 ft) |
| Length | 1,641 m (5,384 ft) |
| Speed | 103.9 km/h (64.6 mph) |
| Max vertical angle | 77° |
| Capacity | 1,500 riders per hour |
| Trains | 3 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 36 riders per train. |
| T Express at RCDB | |
Within its first six months of operation, it had over a million riders. The ride holds a number of past and current records. It is South Korea's first-ever wooden roller coaster and is also the longest and second-fastest of any roller coaster in the country. As of 2023, it is tied (with Wildfire) for the world's tallest wooden roller coaster, and is also the longest, tallest, fastest, and steepest wooden coaster in Asia.