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The Pyongyang Metro (Korean: 평양 지하철도) is the rapid transit system in Pyongyang, the capital and largest city of North Korea.It consists of two lines: the Chollima Line, which runs north from Puhŭng Station on the banks of the Taedong River to Pulgŭnbyŏl Station, and the Hyŏksin Line, which runs from Kwangbok Station in the southwest to Ragwŏn Station in the northeast.
The Chŏllima Line (Korean: 천리마선; Hancha: 千里馬線) is a rapid transit line owned and operated by Pyongyang Metro in Pyongyang, North Korea. [1] The line has a depot at Sopo, near the Korean State Railway's Sopo station.
Yŏnggwang station is a metro station of the Pyongyang Metro. The station was built as part of the Mangyongdae Line, designed as an extension of the Chollima Line that opened on or about 10 April 1987, and is today served by Chollima Line trains. [1]
Puhŭng station is a metro station on the Mangyongdae Line of the Pyongyang Metro. [2] [1] It is the southern terminus of the Chollima Line.Before the rules were relaxed in 2010, it was one of the only two stations that tourists could visit, the other one being Yonggwang station, because these two stations are the most finely decorated in the system.
Pyongyang station is the main station in North Korea and it connects most of the cities of the country: Chongju, Sinuiju, Namp'o, Sariwŏn, Kaesŏng, Wŏnsan, Hamhŭng and Rason. Beside domestic routes, international trains link Pyongyang with the Chinese capital Beijing four times weekly (24 hours) [ 2 ] and the Chinese city of Dandong ...
In Pyongyang, there are trolleybuses (the Pyongyang trolleybus system) and subways (the Pyongyang Metro), with these two serving as its main forms of public transport. However, as trolleybus lines became gradually overcrowded, the city decided to re-open tram-lines.
The Hyoksin Line (Korean: 혁신선; Hanja: 革新線) is a rapid transit line owned and operated by Pyongyang Metro in Pyongyang, North Korea. The location of the depot seems to be to the west of Kwangbok station, although where it actually is located is unknown. [2]
The system is continuously developed, with a new depot serving line 1 and 10 vehicles built in 2016. [3] The first closures occurred in the 1970s, due to the opening of the Pyongyang Metro. This was followed by a resurgence in the 1980s, when four new routes opened.