N. Korea completes new railway station at Wonsan-Kalma resort
North Korea has finished building a railway station at the Wonsan-Kalma tourist area on the east coast, state media said Friday, as the nation seeks to nurture tourism. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said a ceremony marking the completion of Myongsasimni Station took place the previous day, attended by high-ranking officials, including Vice Premier Pak Hun. State media lauded the…
North Korea has completed the construction of a new railway station, Myongsasimni Station, at the Wonsan-Kalma tourist resort on the east coast, according to state media. The station, which spans 7,000 square meters, was ceremonially inaugurated the previous day by Vice Premier Pak Hun and other high-ranking officials. The KCNA hailed the station as a benchmark for local railway stations, designed to cater to tourist travel.
The resort, one of Kim Jong-un's signature development projects, officially opened in June 2025 and has a capacity of up to 20,000 visitors at a time. In June, Kim visited the resort to inspect facilities and announced plans to modernize railway stations in provincial cities nationwide, citing the resort's modernization as a model.
The North has been intensifying efforts to attract visitors to the resort, initiating domestic flights to and from Pyongyang since July 23.
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