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Trams in Pyongyang

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.

Before the Korean War from 1950 to 1953, there were three tramway systems in the Korean Peninsula: one each in Seoul, Busan and Pyongyang.

During the North Korean famine, the service of tram lines became sparse, and often trams would not run due to lack of drivers and shortage of electricity.

Unlike South Korea, personal ownership of automobiles in North Korea is very rare. North Koreans, especially those living in Pyongyang and other major cities, rely mainly on public transport. In Pyongyang, there are trolleybuses (the Pyongyang trolleybus system) and subways (the Pyongyang Metro), with these two serving as its main forms of public transport. However, as trolleybus lines became gradually overcrowded, the city decided to re-open tram lines. The first line was opened on 15 April 1991.

A number of Tatra T4 trams and its trailer B4 were bought from Dresden, Magdeburg and Leipzig in 1997–1998.

From 14 October 2002, the section of Line 1 between P'yŏngyang-yŏk and Songyo was closed, as the bridge over Taedong River started to deteriorate, splitting Line 1 into two parts divided by the Taedong River. The section from Songyo to Songsin was eventually replaced by a trolleybus in 2014. The part crossing the bridge was replaced by a bus service. Demolition of the tracks between Songyo and Pyongyang Station was completed by 9 September 2003.

In 2008, the City Transportation Company of Prague sold 20 used T3s to Pyongyang Public Transportation Enterprise together with a shipment of tram-rails. These trams were built ranging from 1967 for the Tatra T3 in original modification, to 1987 for the T3SUCS modification.

After the closure of Songsin depot, an extension was added to Rangnang depot to house the trams transferred from that depot.

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