After a decade of work, extension of Pyongyang Metro still years from completion



Investigations After a decade of work, extension of Pyongyang Metro still years from completion Construction proceeds at a snail’s pace despite growing pressure on North Korean capital’s transport system Jacob Bogle April 13, 2026 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A train in the Pyongyang Metro \| Image: NK Pro North Korea appears to be years away from finishing a decade-long project to extend the Pyongyang Metro, according to NK Pro analysis, despite growing pressure on the capital’s aging public transportation system. NK News first reported in 2018 on a project to extend the subway system’s Hyoksin Line by 3.6 km (2.2 miles), starting from the current terminus at Kwangbok Station and ending at the Mangyongdae Children’s Palace in western Pyongyang. Analysis of satellite imagery shows that construction began at least two years before that, while open access shafts identified by NK Pro along the Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01What the Democratic landslide in the US midterms means for Kim Jong Un 02How North Korea turned its tech talent into a global money-making machine 03Why a spate of public disputes is déjà vu for the US-ROK alliance 04No summit, new bridge: What to make of Kim Jong Un’s unusual visit to Dandong 05How South Koreans weigh the costs of unification with North Korea 06All the missiles and weapons at North Korea’s new ‘defense revolution’ museum 07Why the inter-Korean border remains unmarked, despite military risks 08How the DMZ blasts unfolded, from mine laying to North Korean denials 09North Korean TV airs outdated map laying claim to South Korean border islands 10How North Korea’s newest ‘hypersonic’ missile could foil adversary defenses

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After a decade of work, extension of Pyongyang Metro still years from completion

Construction proceeds at a snail’s pace despite growing pressure on North Korean capital’s transport system

Jacob Bogle April 13, 2026

After a decade of work, extension of Pyongyang Metro still years from completion

A train in the Pyongyang Metro | Image: NK Pro

North Korea appears to be years away from finishing a decade-long project to extend the Pyongyang Metro, according to NK Pro analysis, despite growing pressure on the capital’s aging public transportation system.

NK News first reported in 2018 on a project to extend the subway system’s Hyoksin Line by 3.6 km (2.2 miles), starting from the current terminus at Kwangbok Station and ending at the Mangyongdae Children’s Palace in western Pyongyang.

Analysis of satellite imagery shows that construction began at least two years before that, while open access shafts identified by NK Pro along the

01What the Democratic landslide in the US midterms means for Kim Jong Un
02How North Korea turned its tech talent into a global money-making machine
03Why a spate of public disputes is déjà vu for the US-ROK alliance
04No summit, new bridge: What to make of Kim Jong Un’s unusual visit to Dandong
05How South Koreans weigh the costs of unification with North Korea
06All the missiles and weapons at North Korea’s new ‘defense revolution’ museum
07Why the inter-Korean border remains unmarked, despite military risks
08How the DMZ blasts unfolded, from mine laying to North Korean denials
09North Korean TV airs outdated map laying claim to South Korean border islands
10How North Korea’s newest ‘hypersonic’ missile could foil adversary defenses

After a decade of work, extension of Pyongyang Metro still years from completion

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