Pyongyang Metro, operating since 1973, is the deepest metro in the world, at some 110m underground. The purpose for building it so deep is so that the stations can function as bomb shelters when needed.
The stations are not named by location but by revolutionary terminology such as Puhung (Reconstruction), Yonggwang (Glory), Hwanggumbol (Golden Fields), Pulgunbyol (Red Star) and Chonru (Comrade).
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Leon747 42 months ago | reply
1973 may be a bit fictional, because when my parents were there in 1980, it looked like there was one or two stations for a show.
Rove Magazine 31 months ago | reply
Thank you for sharing your photo with the creative commons community! We have included your shot in a North Korean photo set on Rove Magazine's website at the following link: rovemag.com/friday-photoset-north-korea-in-pictures