Far below North Korea's secretive capital, a bustling subway system connects the city's workers.
Comprising of 16 stops constructed predominantly in the 1970s, the Pyongyang Metro sees hundreds of thousands of workers fill its halls and escalators every day.
The transport setting is bizarre. Dimly lit halls contrast lustrously polished statues of former leaders, while cast-off German trains juxtapose vibrant murals depicting scenes of revolutionary triumph.
Only around 5,000 Western tourists visit North Korea every year, which makes imagery of daily life in Pyongyang rare — especially when photography is limited.
The Metro offers a unique reflection of North Korean society as a whole, scroll down to take a glimpse into a Pyongyang commute.
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Welcome to the Pyongyang Metro. A ticket to travel will set you back a paltry 5 won, which, at the time of writing, is $0.006 (£0.004).
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Here is where the MTR will take you. It is currently formed of two lines — the Chollima Line and the Hyŏksin Line. Stations are not named after places, but revolutionary phraseology, such as Kaeson, meaning 'Triumph.'
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The Pyongyang Metro is 110 metres underground, making it one of the deepest subway systems in the world. It's so deep that stations double up as bomb shelters — hallways are protected by thick steel blast doors.
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