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The Pyongyang Metro is an underground rapid transit system in North Korea's capital city of Pyongyang that serves as the primary public transportation for the city's residents. It is notable as one of the few subway systems in the world operated by an isolated country with limited international connections, making it a distinctive example of infrastructure in North Korea.
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Key facts
- Native name
- 평양 지하철도
- Locale
- Pyongyang , North Korea
- Transit type
- Rapid transit
- Line number
- Chollima , Hyoksin
- Number of stations
- 16 (Chollima Line : 8, Hyoksin Line : 8)
- Daily ridership
- 400,000 (Weekdays), 700,000 (Holidays), (July 2019)
- Headquarters
- Pyongyang Metro, City Metro Unit, Railway Section, Transport and Communication Commission, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Began operation
- September 5, 1973 ; 52 years ago ( 1973-09-05 )
- Operator s
- Pyongyang Metro Administration Bureau
- Number of vehicles
- 224 (Type D : 216, Type 1 : 8 )
- Headway
- 3 minute (peak) , 5 minute (off-peak)
- System length
Article
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. Structural engineering of the Metro was completed by North Korea, with rolling stock and related electronic equipment imported from China. This was later replaced with used rolling stock acquired from the Berlin U-Bahn.