The Chŏllima Line () is a rapid transit line owned and operated by

Pyongyang Metro The Pyongyang Metro () 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 ...

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. The line has a depot at Sopo, near the Korean State Railway's Sopo station. The section from Ponghwa station to Puhung station is also referred to as the Mangyongdae Line; nonetheless most sources refer to the metro system as having two lines. There are plans to extend the line from Puhung to Mangyongdae and from Pulgunbyol to Sopo, which already connects to the metro depot, but does not have third rail electrification. There was allegedly a plan to extend the line to

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in the 1980s. In 1999, KBS reported that the third line was already under construction and scheduled to open for the 55th

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in 2000. It was to run from Kwangbok station to Mangyongdae. In 2024, Thongil station was renamed to just "station", as shown by a tour of the metro system taken by Russian embassy staff. The name ''Thongil'' (Unification) was removed in accordance with Kim Jong-un's new belligerent policy toward

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. By September 2024, the station was renamed Moranbong.

Stations

Chŏllima Line

References

Chollima Line The Chŏllima Line () is a rapid transit line owned and operated by Pyongyang Metro in Pyongyang, North Korea. The line has a depot at Sopo, near the Korean State Railway's Sopo station. The section from Ponghwa station to Puhung station is als ...

Railway lines opened in 1973 1973 establishments in North Korea {{Asia-metro-stub