Transport in North Korea - Railways

Railways

Main article: Rail transport in North Korea See also: Sino-Korea Friendship Bridge and Pyongyang Metro

The Korean State Railway is the only rail operator in North Korea. It has a network of over 6000 km of standard gauge and 400 km of narrow gauge (762 mm) lines; as of 2007, over 5400 km of the standard gauge (well over 80%), along with 295.5 km of the narrow gauge lines are electrified.

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