North Korea
Country Details
See Wikipedia
Railway System
UIC code
numeric 30; alpha KP
Timetable
Information is available at the Man in Seat 61.
Maps
Web-based Maps
web archive copy of North Korea map from the Railways Through Europe site, dated June 2009.
Infrastructure
Gauge
- 1435 mm (4 feet 8½ inches) Standard gauge.
- 1520 mm (5 ft) Russian gauge extends from the Russian border to the port city of Rason.
Metros
Pyongyang Metro
A basic line map is at Urban Railways.
Trams/LRT Systems
Pyongyang Tram
Recent and Future Changes
Recent Changes
On 26 June 2025 a through train [coach] from Pyongyang arrived in Moscow's Yaroslavsky Station, after a 5 year hiatus in service suspended in February 2021 due to Covid. Two round trip journeys a month are planned between the Capitals.
On 9 October 2024 the North Korean Army stated that it would cut off completely (physically destroy) the railways connected to South Korea. There has been no rail traffic between them for years. In late November 2018 a special inspection train operated by South Korean national operator Korail entered North Korea and carried out infrastructure inspections, returning to South Korea on 17 December. It is possible this was the last train to cross the border.
Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
None known.
Border Crossings
North Korea - Russia
Tumangang KP - Khasan RZD
Mixed gauge (1435/1520 mm) track across the border 'Friendship' bridge extends only a short distance into Russia at Kasan but into North Korea all the way to the port of Rasong.
The line carries a twice monthly through carriage between Pyongyang and Moskva.
