Real photos of the train stations in North Korea and the passengers at the stations may be different from your imagination

I loved traveling when I was young. At that time, when traveling in China, I would go out by train and come back by train. Therefore, I have a special affection for trains and railway stations. This trip to North Korea took a train from Sinuiju to Pyongyang. Along the way, I took more than a thousand photos of the scenery outside the window through the glass windows. Most of them were of North Korean rural and urban scenery, and there were also many train stations along the way. and photos of North Korean railways. Some say the best way to understand a country is through the train window. Do you think that makes sense?

The graphic logo of the Korean Railways photographed on the train. Does the graphic in the middle look familiar? It turns out that the appearance of North Korea's railway signs and China's railway signs are only slightly different.

From Sinuiju, the border city of North Korea, to Pyongyang, you will see many small train stations like this. The international trains we take do not stop at these small stations. Only North Korean domestic trains can reach these stations. Will stay.

The appearance of these small train stations is almost the same: a small one-story bungalow with gray and white painted exterior walls, a portrait of the leader hanging in the center of the roof, and red slogans on both sides.

Beside the waiting rooms of most train stations, there are many huge red flag-shaped slogans. Because I don’t understand Korean, I can’t understand the content on them.

I really like the huge portrait on this small station. It is very artistic. The painting is full of wind and snow, and the leaders are walking and talking in the heavy snow, which is better than strolling in the garden.

This is a bulletin board wall at a train station. There are portraits of leaders and a lot of Korean characters on it, but I am also confused about it.

The train stations along the way from Sinuiju to Pyongyang are clean and quiet, and the passengers waiting at the small stations are also simple and honest. This is a photo of several women and women waiting for the train at a small station. Child.

Our train passed by the small station without stopping, but I still kept taking pictures of the scenery outside through the glass window. A sharp-eyed little girl noticed that I was taking pictures of her, so she started playing with me. hide and seek.

These small train stations in North Korea only have very simple platforms. After exiting the waiting room door, there is the platform. Two Korean aunts waiting for the train are standing on the platform, talking to Zhang and Li. Grapevine.

A North Korean uncle standing in the middle of the railway track, holding a parcel and waiting for the train, did not forget to puff out smoke at this time.

North Korean railway staff all wear this kind of clear gray uniforms and large clear gray caps. The hat is big and tall. North Korea's railway department has two types of employees, one is the on-board service staff, and the other is the duty staff on the platform mountain. They can be distinguished from the collar badges. This staff member is a car service, and his collar badge is white and gray with a horizontal bar in the middle.

Standing outside the window is a female railway employee. This female employee is the platform duty worker. Her collar badge is red and gray.

In North Korea's larger train stations or more important train hubs, there will also be people's officers, soldiers and militiamen on duty.

Outside a small station, several female Korean railway workers were chatting. Female railway employees in North Korea basically have very high academic qualifications, and the railway department also has height requirements for these female employees.

North Korea's railway department also has many employees on duty at road intersections. Their job is very easy. When the train passes by the road, they lower the crossbar to ensure that the train passes safely and smoothly.