N. Korea Marks Completion of Railway Station at Wonsan-Kalma Tourist Zone

North Korea has completed a railway station at the Wonsan-Kalma tourist zone on the east coast. According to KCNA, a ceremony marking the completion of Myongsasimni Station took place, attended by high-ranking officials, including Vice Premier Pak Hun. The 7,000-square-meter station was lauded as a standard for local railway stations, designed for tourist travel.

The Wonsan-Kalma resort, one of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's signature development projects, officially opened in June 2025 and can reportedly hold up to 20,000 visitors at a time. During a visit to the resort in June, Kim unveiled plans to modernize railway stations in provincial cities across the country.

The North has been ramping up efforts to draw visitors to the resort, including running domestic flights to and from Pyongyang since July 23, according to Flightradar24, a flight-tracking site. Yonhap News reported that state carrier Air Koryo operates the route twice a week using an An-148 aircraft from Ukrainian company Antonov. Pyongyang's state media claim tens of thousands of people have visited the zone this summer.

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