Kim Jong-eun goes to Trump on an armored train: what is known about the dictator's transport

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Saturday, February 23, traveled by armored train from Pyongyang (DPRK) to Hanoi (Vietnam) to meet with US President Donald Trump, writes “Radio Liberty". According to the data, Kim Jong-un will make the entire journey to the capital of Vietnam in transit through China.

The distance from Pyongyang to Hanoi is over 4,5 thousands of kilometers. The head of the DPRK will spend more than two days on the road.

Addicted to the railway, Kim Jong-un, apparently inherited from his father Kim Jong Il and grandfather Kim Il Sung, the founding father of the DPRK. Both of them allegedly suffered from aerophobia and did not use airplanes even for long-distance overseas travel, always preferring specially equipped private trains.

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For example, in 2001-2002, Kim Jong Il traveled to Moscow like this and back. Each time the route took 24 of the day, and the train overcame the entire Trans-Siberian railway.

In addition, all the leaders of the DPRK are obsessed with their own safety and, apparently, consider land travel in strict secrecy more reliable.

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In total, the first persons in North Korea have around 90 specially equipped cars. This is known from the South Korean special intelligence report, details of which were made public in 2009 year.

Security

Kim Jong-un's train is fully armored, including the floors of the cars. The carriages are bulletproof and equipped with tinted glass to eliminate any opportunity to see high-ranking passengers on the train.

On the territory of North Korea itself, there are about 20 stations intended solely for the route of this train.

Speed

The armored plates that sheathed the cars of the train make it heavier by hundreds of kilograms, which is why the train is not able to reach a significant speed. Its limit is about 60 km / h.

Internal equipment

Information about the interiors of the train is available from the rare official staff of Kim Jong-un's trips around the country and the few testimonies of those who happened to be aboard the North Korean train No. XXUMX.

It is known that among the train cars there is a conference room with a large snow-white table and a car for receiving guests; a banquet room carriage sheathed in dark wood; the office of the leader of the DPRK; sleeping cars. Many cars are equipped with modern electronics, including plasma screens and modern laptops. There is internet and reliable satellite communications on board.

For the convenience of the first person during the trip, meteorological data and information about the regions that the train passes through are displayed on special screens. Konstantin Pulikovsky, a Russian official and former military man who accompanied Kim Jong Il during his three-week trip to Russia in the summer of 2001, writes about this in his book “Orient Express.”

“When we crossed the Irkutsk region, on the monitor it was possible to read in Russian and Korean the names of the governor, the chairman of the legislative assembly, other leaders, and even find out how many cattle the region has,” writes Pulikovsky.

In addition, the train is equipped with a diesel power station and modern air conditioning system.

Kitchen

According to Pulikovsky, the most exquisite delicacies, for example lobsters, are available to high-ranking travelers on board the train.

“You could order any dish of Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese or French cuisine,” Pulikovsky writes in his book.

And in the “traveling” wine library of Kim Jong Il there were also French wines from Bordeaux and Burgundy.

Kim Jong-un is certainly not inferior to his father in his passion for gastronomic delights. He is credited with the love of Swiss cheeses, (the current leader of the DPRK was partially educated in Switzerland), as well as Cristal Champagne and Hennessy cognac.

Additional staff

The life support of the train during the travels of the leaders of the DPRK is engaged in a whole staff, including waiters, cooks, cleaners and numerous guards, including snipers.

Trump's second meeting with Kim Jong-un will 27 – 28 February.

Recall the first in history summit of the two countries held in Singapore on june jun. Following this, Kim Jong-un confirmed his intention to denuclearize, and US President Donald Trump pledged to provide security guarantees to the DPRK. However, since then there have not been any concrete steps: Pyongyang is waiting for Washington to fulfill the agreements reached, and the US administration declares that it is dissatisfied with the lack of new steps on the part of the DPRK on nuclear disarmament.

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