This is the armored train that Kim Jong Un travels on for his diplomatic visits

For your first trip outside North Korea In almost four years Kim Jong Un He chose to transport himself in his giant armored train which he uses for diplomatic visits. On this occasion, the President went to the Russian city Vladivostok for meet Vladimir Putin and reach an agreement on weapons.

Images published on social networks show the North Korean president then getting off the train It took 20 hours to cover the 1,200 kilometers between Pyongyang and Vladivostok. With any other means of transportation the journey would not have taken so long, but Kim Jong Un’s armored train travels alone 50 kilometers per hour due to the weight of the locomotive with armored protection.

The specific train is called ‘Taeyangh‘, the Korean word for sun and a symbolic reference to the founder of North Korea, Kim Il Sung, grandfather of Kim Jong Un. He was the very one who started the tradition of long-distance travel by train.

Kim Jong IlKim Jong Un’s father also preferred to travel by train because of his fear of flying. On one occasion it took him ten days to reach Moscow by locomotive to meet with Putin.

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This is Kim Jong Un’s luxurious armored train

Not many people outside Kim Jong-un’s inner circle have had the opportunity to travel by plane Taeyanghso it remains one of the president’s mysteries.

According to an article published in a South Korean newspaper in 2009, the train would consist of 90 wagons.

From the photos, the exterior of the train is known to be green with yellow details and dark windows. Inside there are several rooms not only where the president and his companions can rest, but also to meet while traveling. Some of these rooms, with bright white walls, have long tables and monitors.

Luxury is also evident from the menu they serve during the trip.

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Konstantin Pulikovsky, a Russian officer traveling aboard the Taeyangh, described the gastronomic menu with a wide variety of dishes, including lobsters and fine wines.

“You can order any dish of Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and French cuisine,” Pulikovsky wrote in his book Orient Express. Moreover, he recalled that they were entertained by young singers during meals.

The same officer said the train Vladimir Putin traveled on was not as luxurious as the North Korean leader’s.

private jet

Although he prefers the locomotive, Kim Jong Un does not share the same fear of flying as his father.

North Korea’s current president has been traveling by plane and private jet since his youth, having been educated at a boarding school in Switzerland.

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But the first diplomatic trip he made on his private jet after assuming the presidency was in 2018, during a visit to the Chinese city of Dalian, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

This plane is called “Chammae-1″, in honor of the hawk, the country’s national bird. On the outside, the aircraft has the official name of North Korea and the national flag on a white background.

Inside, the aircraft is also modern and adapted to allow you to work and get together with your traveling companions.

Luxury cars

For short trips within Pyongyang, Kim Jong Un uses his personal car, a Mercedes-Benz S-Class, while when traveling by train, the same car is carried in the locomotive for the president’s use.

According to a South Korean newspaper, this car would have cost $1.8 million.

And to meet their biological needs, another car in Kim Jong Un’s entourage has a built-in portable toilet specifically for the leader’s use.

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The president generally does not leave North Korea, a behavior consistent with the Asian country’s isolated nature. Since becoming president in 2011, he has traveled outside the country just ten times, CNN reports.