Kim Chong-tae Electric Locomotive Works
| Kim Chong-tae Electric Locomotive Works 김종태 전기 기관차 작품 |
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|---|---|
| legal form | State company |
| founding | 1945 |
| Seat |
 Pyongyang
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| Branch | Rail vehicle construction |
| As of March 2, 2016 | |
The Kim Chong-tae Electric Locomotive Works ( 김종태 전기 기관차 작품 Kim Jongt'ae Chŏn'gi Kigwanch'a Chakp'um ) are a company that produces all kinds of rolling stock . The company's headquarters are in the Sŏsŏng-guyŏk district on Sochon Street in Pyongyang , the capital of North Korea . The Sop'yŏngyang train station is in the immediate vicinity . The most important customer is the Korean State Railways .
history
The company was founded in 1945. The first electric locomotive was produced from 1968. North Korean propaganda claims that the DK4 subways were produced here from 1972 to 1973. In reality, they are from China. It was given its current name in 1999/2000 as part of a restructuring process. It previously operated under the name Kim Chŏng-tae Economic Power Complex. As part of an inspection by Kim Jong-il on January 5, 2002, production of a new range of electric locomotives began.
Kim Jong-un visited the factory in October 2015 and inspected new vehicles for the Pyongyang Metro . On November 19, 2015, he undertook a test drive in such a vehicle and then visited the plants again.
Rolling stock produced
The plants build electric locomotives, diesel locomotives and wagons . Further, here tram - railcar according CKD Tatra design and underground railways made.
Diesel locomotive of unknown type
Pulg'ŭngi 5043 - "Red Flag 1"
Car on the P'yŏngŭi Line
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dave Burke for Metro.co.uk: Kim Jong Un looks pleased with himself as underground train is produced. In: Metro. Retrieved October 26, 2015 .
- ↑ Kim Jong Un Rides the PY Subway. In: North Korea Leadership Watch. Retrieved December 20, 2015 .
- ^ John Pike: Weekly on North Korea. In: www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved September 29, 2015 .
- ↑ Florian Schmidt: A Glimpse of North Korea's Railways. In: The International Steam Pages. February 2003, accessed September 29, 2015 .
Coordinates: 39 ° 2 ′ 56.1 ″ N , 125 ° 43 ′ 17.8 ″ E