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South Korea & North Korea: national rail network map
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North Korea Railway
The railway network is based partly on the extensive lines built during the Japanese occupation. First electrification 1949. Some new construction is known to have taken place, and over 80 per cent of traffic is reported to be electrically-hauled. The North Korea Railway (Korean State Railway) is the operating arm ...
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Ministry of Railways, North Korea
As well as guiding railway policy, the ministry controls rolling stock manufacture, research and development, and staff training and welfare. Its operating arm is the Korean State Railway (North Korea Railway). AddressTschunkuek TonandonPyongyangKorea, Democratic People’s Republic of (North Korea)Phone+850 2 262 1628Fax+850 2 381 4527
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Pyongyang Transport Authority
First metro line opened 1973; network now comprises two lines with 15 stations. The north-south Chollima line opened on September 6 1973 (6·5 km, 6 stations), with a southwest extension completed in 1987 (2·6 km, 2 stations). The first section of the east-west Hyoksin line opened on October 9 1975 ...