Wonsan Tram

Wonsan Tram
Overview
LocaleNorth Korea Wonsan
Transit typeTram
Number of lines1
Operation
Began operation2025
Technical
System length8.5 km
Track gauge1,000 mm
ElectrificationOverhead

Wonsan Tram (Hangul: 원산갈마해안관광지구 궤도전차) is a tourist tram system in Wonsan, North Korea. The line was opened in 2025. It is a single-track tramway that is 8.5 kilometers long.

Overview

According to North Korean media, the construction of a 1,000 mm gauge line was started in 2019 and said that it will be completed in November 2020, however, it was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Work on overpasses was again started in 2023 and was finished in 2024 and was opened in June 26 2025.

The tram line was put into service in late June 2025 at the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area on North Korea’s east coast. The line is served by a fleet of three summer trams. The trams was designed without doors and windows. There are two ordinary trams with three double-leaf doors.

The four-axle single-car tramcars were created in 2020–2021 at the Kim Chong-t'ae Electric Locomotive Works in Pyongyang.

Rolling stock

The five trams for the Wonsan tram line are locally built trams that are designed for tourist use. They were created by the Kim Chong-t'ae Electric Locomotive Works. Three of the trams are half open on the sides to allow for clear views of the Wonsan-Kalma resort.

See also

References

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