Trams in Pyongyang

Pyongyang Tram
Older Tatra T6B5 vehicles on tram line 1
Older Tatra T6B5 vehicles on tram line 1
Overview
LocaleNorth Korea Pyongyang
Transit typeTram
Number of lines4
Line number1, 2, 3, Kumsusan
Operation
Began operation1989
Operator(s)Guidance Bureau of Passenger Service in Pyongyang[1]
CharacterAt-grade
Train length2 car multiple unit, 3 section articulated tram
Technical
System length53.5 km (33 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
ElectrificationOverhead DC 600 V, 20 A; up to 200 A during acceleration
Top speed60 kilometres per hour (37 mph)
Tram Lines in Pyongyang

Pyongyang Tram
Chosŏn'gŭl
평양 궤도전차
Hancha
平壤 軌道電車
Revised RomanizationPyeongyang gwedojeoncha
McCune–ReischauerP'yŏngyang kwedojŏnch'a
A Tatra T6B5 vehicle in Pyongyang.
A crowded Line 1 tram during afternoon rush hour in 2012.

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.

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