Transport in North Korea is constrained by economic problems and government restrictions. Public transport predominates,and most of it is electrified.
Chŏngjin is the capital of North Korea's North Hamgyong Province (함경북도) and the country's third-largest city. It is sometimes called the City of Iron.
Wonsan,previously known as Wonsanjin (元山津),is a port city and naval base located in Kangwon Province,North Korea,along the eastern side of the Korean Peninsula,on the Sea of Japan and the provincial capital. The port was opened by Japanese forces in 1880. Before the 1950–1953 Korean War,it fell within the jurisdiction of the then South Hamgyong province,and during the war,it was the location of the Blockade of Wonsan. The population of the city was estimated at 329,207 in 2013. Notable people from Wonsan include Kim Ki-nam,a diplomat and former Vice Chairman of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.
Rail transport in Japan is a major means of passenger transport,especially for mass and high-speed travel between major cities and for commuter transport in urban areas. It is used relatively little for freight transport,accounting for just 0.84% of goods movement. The privatised network is highly efficient,requiring few subsidies and running with extreme punctuality,though since privatisation several unprofitable but socially valuable lines have been closed by private operators.
Europe has an extensive number of tramway networks. Some of these networks have been upgraded to light rail standards,called Stadtbahn in Germany,premetros in Belgium,sneltram in the Netherlands,metro ligeiro in Portugal and fast trams in some other countries.
The Prague tramway network is the largest tram network in the Czech Republic,consisting of 144 km (89 mi) of standard gauge (1,435 mm) track,882 tram vehicles and 26 daytime routes,2 historical and 10 night routes with a total route length of 518 km (322 mi). It is operated by Dopravnípodnik hlavního města Prahy a.s.,a company owned by the city of Prague. The network is a part of Prague Integrated Transport,the city's integrated public transport system.
Pyongyang Tram is a public tram system in Pyongyang,the capital of North Korea. The first line of the current system opened in 1989. There are four lines in operation.
P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk is one of the 18 guyŏk of Pyongyang,North Korea. It is bordered by the Taedong River in the south and the Pothonggang Canal in the north and Potong River in the west,and to the east by Chung-guyŏk,from which it is separated by the yard area of Pyongyang railway station.
Trams and trolleybuses in North Korea are forms of public transportation for North Koreans to travel around in urban centres given the shortages on fuel and access to cars for average citizens.
The Vinnytsia Tramway network is the part of the public transportation system that since 1913 serves Vinnytsia,the administrative center of the Vinnytsia Oblast,Ukraine. The tram system has a narrow rail gauge of 1,000 mm that only exists in Ukraine in the cities of Lviv,Zhytomyr and Yevpatoria,as well as Vinnytsia. The system currently consists of 21.2 km of tracks.
Rail transport in North Korea is provided by Korean State Railway which is the only rail operator in North Korea. It has a network of over 6,000 km of track,of which the vast majority is standard gauge;there is,however,nearly 400 km of narrow gauge lines (762 mm) in various locations around the country.
The Sofia tram network is a vital part of the public transportation system of Sofia,the capital of Bulgaria. It began operation on January 1,1901. As of 2006,the tram system included approximately 308 kilometres of narrow and standard gauge one-way track. Most of the track is a narrow gauge,with standard gauge used on lines 20,21,22 and 23 and accounting for approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) of the system's track length.
Trams in Sarajevo are a part of the public transport system in Sarajevo,the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The system is run by KJKP GRAS Sarajevo,which also operates trolleybus and bus routes in the city.
The Pyongyang trolleybus system forms part of the public transport network of Pyongyang,the capital city of North Korea,and extends to some of its suburbs.
The Kim Chong-t'ae Electric Locomotive Works (Korean: 김종태전기기관차연합기업소) in P'yŏngyang is North Korea's largest manufacturer of railway equipment. Established in November 1945 in Sŏsŏng-guyŏk,P'yŏngyang near the P'yŏngyang Railway University and the Korean State Railway's West P'yŏngyang Station,the factory manufactures and overhauls electric and diesel locomotives,passenger cars,streetcars and subway trainsets. It is subordinate to the North Korean Ministry of Railways.
Namp'o station is a railway station in Hanggu-guyŏk,Namp'o Special City,North Korea on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway,as well as the starting point of the Tojiri Line. There is an engine house northwest of the station in Munhwa-dong,Hanggu-guyŏk.
Tŏktong station is a railway station in Taedae-dong,Waudo-guyŏk,Namp'o Special City,North Korea on the P'yŏngnam Line of the Korean State Railway.
The Schöneiche bei Berlin tramway is an interurban tramway running from Friedrichshagen S-Bahn station to the towns of Schöneiche bei Berlin and Rüdersdorf,to the east of Berlin.
The Plzeňtram network is a tram network serving Plzeň,the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic.
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