Talk:Pyongyang Metro
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[edit] Weasel words
"Some sources say the metro only operates during rush hours."
"Some sources say at least 100 workers died in the accident."
What constitutes some sources?
"Others claim that the cars only run when they are shown off to foreign dignitaries and media reporters."
Who constitutes others?
"...although its use by average North Koreans is disputed."
Who is disputing?
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This is the first full article I wrote on the English wikipedia (a translation of the Dutch article I wrote about this topic). I hope I didn't make too many mistakes in translating the article. If I did, please tell me and I will refrain from writing articles in the English Wikipedia in the future. ;-) Regards, David Eerdmans 21:11, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Are the metro Rolling stocks coming from Berlin U-Bahn or S-Bahn? I am not sure, but it looks more the size of S-Bahn, U-Bahn being a much lighter metro system (and also because the S-Bahn was east-German and this photo looks very much like Russian metro cars). Lachambre 20:36, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
- The train in the photo ("Dora" type) is "large profile" stock from the West Berlin U-Bahn. It was acquired second-hand from the reunified U-Bahn during the 1990s. The Pyongyang metro originally had Chinese-built trains (which, for political reasons, the North Korean government claimed were made domestically). PyongyangMetro.com has all the details of the rolling stock. GagHalfrunt 00:01, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Mass Transit Railway
Can anyone find a source for the official name being Pyongyang Mass Transit Railway? There is an official guidebook which quite clearly names it as the Pyongyang Metro. GagHalfrunt 00:03, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
- It's not, and the Korean quite clearly says 지하철, which means "subway" or "metro". I'm reverting the move. Jpatokal 04:47, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
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- actually the transliteration of지하철 would be akin to “underground steel”
[edit] Where's the Logic?
Where is the logic in assigning the South Korean Government's Revised Romanization System to this North Korean name? The subway system in Pyongyang is named by North Koreans in their language and when/if that name is Romanized shouldn’t the North Korean Romanization system be used? Why would it be appropriate to use the South Korean Government system? I suggest no North Korean topic or person be assigned the South Korean Government’s Ministry of Education revised Romanization System Romanization because… it’s illogical. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.79.62.16 (talk) 09:26, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
