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The purpose of the present study intends to evaluate impacts of high-speed rail transit on population in- and out-migration focusing particularly on Seoul Special City. Does the initiation of the transit result in the population dispersion from Seoul? What would happen to other regions? To answer these questions, we construct a multi-level logit model and carry out simulation analyses to estimate the effects of high speed rail on population distribution. We found that cities linked to the rapid rail corridor have a possibility of population gains from Seoul and other regions, however, other regions remoted from the corridor expected to lose the net migration. We also found that the possibility is closely related to the distance from Seoul. The present study concludes with suggesting some policy implications and future studies.