Pyongyang Metro, City Metro Unit, Railway Section, Transport and Communication Commission, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Operation
Began operation
September 5, 1973; 50 years ago (1973-09-05)[2]
Operator(s)
Pyongyang Metro Administration Bureau[1]
Character
rapid transit
Number of vehicles
224 (Type D : 216,[3] Type 1 : 8[4])
Train length
4
Headway
3 minute (peak) 5 minute (off-peak)
Technical
System length
22.5 km (14.0 mi)[1]
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Top speed
70 km/h (43 mph) (Type D)
Route Map of Pyongyang Metro
Pyongyang Metro
Chosŏn'gŭl
평양 지하철도
Hancha
平壤地下鐵道
Revised Romanization
Pyeongyang Jihacheoldo
McCune–Reischauer
P'yŏngyang Chihach'ŏlto
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 two lines intersect at Chŏnu Station.
Daily ridership is estimated to be between 300,000 and 700,000.[5][6] Structural engineering of the Metro was completed by North Korea, with rolling stock and related electronic equipment imported from China.[7][8][9] This was later replaced with used rolling stock acquired from Berlin U-Bahn.[10]
The Pyongyang Metro has a museum devoted to its construction and history.
^ abcde平壌地下鉄 - 西船junctionどっと混む (in Japanese)
^Pak, Yong Hwan (December 1973). "Front Cover". Korea Today (207).
^平壌地下鉄 D型 - 西船junctionどっと混む (in Japanese)
^平壌地下鉄 1型 - 西船junctionどっと混む (in Japanese)
^Harris, Mark Edward; Cumings, Bruce (2007). Inside North Korea. Chronicle Books. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-8118-5751-2.
^"CNN Special Investigations Unit: Notes from North Korea". CNN. 11 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2 September 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
^关于朝鲜地铁最早是中国修建的说法是真的吗? (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
^"China Releases Details on Aid to N.Korea". Choson Ilbo. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
^中国第一笔援助是对朝鲜提供 平壤地铁系我援建 (in Chinese). 中国网. 26 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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