Riding the Pyongyang Metro

[airdrieboy1984]

I agree with the comments that this is staged... one other point i noticedm when the train was arriving at the station there appeared to be around 30 soldiers waiting to enter the last carriage. I wonder what they are there for.

[TheLukas1946]

the trains are copied from berlins subway

[JuhaVnt]

@TheLukas1946 Ex- East Berlin subway cars.

[isokessu]

Why people say that North Korean metro is fake and all -.- of course it's not. I think Pyongyang metro is just like Moscow metro. It's a big communist metro system what can be used for transporting civil, soldiers and shelter from bombings. Actually subways on many capital city is made against nuclear bombs (Washington, Stockholm, Helsinki, Moscow, the tunnels aren't safe but there are bomb shelters everywhere. Btw that door window is scratched by Korean teens so how is it acting for tourists?

[Sanaluvern]

Although I've never know a N.Korean in real life,but I guess they are better people than the S.Korean

[loro1rojo]

@Sanaluvern What makes you think that? How could you generalize like that?

[fuckmealex]

My roommate is from Beijing, and has been to Pyongyang for work numerous times. He described the subway as a giant fall out center (hence the depth of it) and he said the reason "tourists" can only go to two stations is because North Korea is as you know a facade. The other stations are very dark (if the lights are even working) and the electricity is so bad the trains rarely make it from one station to another, other than these two that have to function to keep up the image.

[meleeman90]

I would like to visit N-Korea still now when it's still like it is now, gives it a lot of exotic feeling what I have always enjoyed.

[C7B27D7B4]

very nice; thank you; i would love to visit north korea one day---after a peaceful reunification; i am serious; korea is a beautiful country, the north in particular; i love colder regions: the trees, scenery, roads and buildings;

[allegramente5000]

@Bl4ckR0ck in strategic locations they are in effect actors.

NK is a highly controlled society-that's generally agreed. It's also much more hierachical than the class system in the UK

[supercreamysperm]

@allegramente5000 You're comparing North Korea with the UK? Are you on any pharmaceuticals?

[detnies]

look at the glass in trains - vandals in NK?!?!?!

[Doomsday2060]

@detnies

Nope, that vandalism is probably from East Germany.

[anorak2]

@Doomsday2060 Or even from West Germany. The cars were originally made in West Berlin in the 1950s. Some were sold off to East Berlin in the late 1980s, but some remained operating in the West. After reunification they continued to operate in united Berlin, until all of this type were finally sold off to North Korea some time in the 1990s. That is when scratching windows was a widespread form of vandalism.

[tweedlebeetles]

Light quota increased 400% for special day! Praise State!

[johnny0g]

they're subway is very clean, not like NY.  i'm from NY and the subway smells like urine!

[CiorapulAsasin]

Nice to see how the people coming down the stairs at the end come one by one, then a gruop of 4-5-6 people, then again one by one and so on. It`s not bad acting, it`s bad directing.

[MrRapidWien]

ccxjcm

[TtotheOSZE]

You needed a guide with you on the metro?

[Moepabc]

@TtotheOSZE you'll get a guide everywhere in north korea...

[JoeRoss1993]

People even say that North Korea is 30 years behind South Korea (and the rest of the developed world) on development.

[BobCrane787]

These people are more honorable thatn most societys no graffiti and at the least no scratches or broken items.

[allegramente5000]

@BobCrane787 true,there are definite virtues but these are outweighed by the bad things.

[southparkfan2717]

Are widows being open have something to do with a lack of air conditioning.

[Lichtenberg]

those cars are bought from berlin (germany).. but we had more lights back then.. but stil the windows are scratched, im sure that were not the north koreans.

[robi2000]

It's a nice looking station. Reminds me a bit of the movie 'Equilibrium' though

[robi2000]

Does northKorea have youtube access ?

[jonathanbain14]

thats like asking hitler if he had a hebrew friend.

[JoeRoss1993]

@robi2000 I've checked on Wikipedia. Yes

[MissTeenPregnancy]

@JoeRoss1993 But no ability to comment . I've never seen a youtube account from a North Korean who was not obviously propaganda.

[JoeRoss1993]

@MissTeenPregnancy Apparently the internet is actually banned for locals but foriegners are allowed to use the internet after they fill in a permission form when they grant for a visa.

[konigr]

Wow. Everything is really neat. I'd love to go there for a holiday and see the culture :-)

[f104m]

Yeah, from what I've read, there's only 2 stations or so. These people look very stiff like actors. That's like the most uncrowded metro i've ever seen.

Anyhow, the N.Korean government is responsible for probably 3 million deaths due to genocide and starvation over its history.

If you want a good picture of what communist gov'ts have done in the past century, type in "communist body count" in google and look for the digital survivors website.

The body count is at 149 million.

[yaumatei1994]

what stations featured in this vid?

[Gleiswanderer]

Wundert mich, das der Zug so langsam beschleunigt? Liegt das am Alter? Weil sonst fahren Berliner Züge so "zackig" an, das es einen beinahe umhaut, zumindest mir als Nürnberger geht das in Berlin immer so. Oder ham die Nordkoreaner die Motorleistung gedrosselt, um weniger Energie zu verbrauchen?

[px712uf]

die Touristen sollen doch nicht "umgehauen" werden...

[px712uf]

certainly not everyone, only a very few. That's why foreigner are not allowed to roam freely in North Korea, they have to stick to those places, where actors are available...

[Devast8ion]

Note how the people getting off the subway at the beginning all march in lockstep despite being civilians. This means either (A) they are actors and bad ones or (B) people there are so zombified by the regime that's their normal way of acting.

[PolishProudinGERMANY]

Old Cars from Berlin are the best :D

[Tonedef5959]

why isnt there any shoving or pushing like in New York or Tokyo? would this e frowned upon?

[px712uf]

the actors playing "tube passengers" for western tourists are not supposed to shove or push

[criskity]

Pushing or showing would result in a light punishment: perhaps 30 years of hard labor in a coal mine for a lesser infraction...

[antihksar]

it's comparable to MTR

[artnaim]

Very nice subway station

[lemonrind]

Underground trains?! Is there anything the Dear Leader CAN'T do?

[umahuma4]

let his citizens out of the country.

[shinomoritaka]

平壌の地下鉄ってこうなってたのか。

一区間だけだけど貴重ですな。

[Eddy929292]

how were you able to film?

i thought all foreigners were always followed etc.

[inepom]

They were ok with us taking pictures/filming in many of the places we visited.

[mml1833]

Does Pyongyang metro prohibit eating or drinking inside the train? i think yes.

[ExpressionOfMe]

Is the man talking to the little girl in red korean or a tourist????

[inepom]

That was a tourist.

[jcassxxx]

we are being threatened by a nation with nothing to show for it's self but indoctrination and a military population no oil no natural gas no poppy fields like zimbabwe(though on more of a street level)why else has the international community only spoke but taken no action?

[dudestir127]

Anyone else notice that there were no lights in the tunnel while the train was moving?

[jcassxxx]

they are like that in glasgow too!!!!

[Rap4Youde]

Look thies video watch?v=Ccm0fN8l4fs

[Rap4Youde]

Thies Train is from Germany (Berlin) Pyongyang habe by the train in Germany (BErlin)

[revanbh]

It seems like no one has ever seen any other station but these two. There is no video of any other station. This can easily lead to a conclusion that these are for showcasing to the foreigners. Also people in here seem kinda "artificial", with no purpose whatsoever for being there, but as showcasing material. NK should allow tourists sightseeing without "guides", otherwise these vids can't be taken as credible. Presence of "guides" means they have something to hide from foreign eyes.

[Wonka399]

I agree. These two stations are pleasing to the eyes of a tourist but one only wonders about the others. If only north korea wasn't run by that psycho, then it could be great.

[ambercrown]

I agree with u it seems that everything is purely based on propaganda ...

[pinkflower7783]

if you notice none of them have any electronice devices as those are illegal. Such as cellphones. You get caught with one you spend many years doing hard labor.

[Rickyrab]

Shall we presume, then, that Pyongyang only has two metro stations?

[Nebelwerfer89]

jesus christ you are so fucking right!

[MrRapidWien]

@revanbh

other stations are strickt not allowed for tourists!

[MrRapidWien]

@revanbh

there are pictures from other stations

[Lordmaster36]

@revanbh They have everything to hide from foreign eyes.

[BaLayEunMi]

It's still hard to believe I was actually on that train, save for seeing it again here. What a fantastic experience that was, and thanks for the video!

[celebritymorph]

Very interesting video. I'm surprised that you were allowed to talk freely with the locals.

[IBMeddling]

It's a pretty station though, no escalators.

[StaleCrumbs]

Beautiful Vid,thanks for sharing:-)

[zaruka]

Revival station to Glory station. Yeah that is where they took us too.

[kyatisback12]

U-Bahn trains from Berlin :P

[rafigonzalez]

this video is very cooooooooooool!!!

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