Every week we ask a North Korean your questions, giving you the chance to learn more about the country we know so little about.

This week’s question is:

Does North Korea have a nationwide train service like South Korea? What’s it like?

This year I embarked on the train in order to spend my New Year’s holidays in Busan. Seoul station was filled with people busying themselves to get on the trains, waiting at each platform. I’m assuming that these people travel to their hometowns to spend holidays with their families.

Whenever I get on a train, it immediately awakens