Take a train through North Korea's rarely seen countryside - 1
Published 8 Jan 2019, 09:58 GMT
The route from Beijing to Pyonyang passes a quiet platform.
A rail worker stands on the platform at the Pyongyang train station.
A railcar lingers in Pyongyang train station. Tourists are not permitted to travel on domestic trains in North Korea.
A passenger gazes out the windows of the train from Beijing to Pyongyang.
People gather on the platform in the Pyongyang train station.
Mounds of construction materials line the track en route to Rason.
A locomotive sits on the track approaching Rason.
Passengers rest on the train from Beijing to Pyongyang.
The train passes a stark railcar on the route to Rason, which is situated near the Russian and Chinese borders.
A rail worker peers outside the train window at the passing landscape.
The Juche Tower is a monument in the North Korean capital.
The interior of a hotel room in Nampo, a city and seaport in South Pyongan Province, is decorated with bright details.
An empty cooler sits in the corner of a hotel in Nampo, North Korea.
Pastel flowers line the grass at Mangyongdae Native House, the birthplace of Kim Il Sung just outside Pyongyang.
Pyongyang is the largest city in North Korea.
A vendor sits outside Mangyongdae Native House.
Commuters take an escalator in the Pyongyang metro.
The train to Rason cuts through lush fields.
A passenger gazes out at the landscape on the way from Pyongyang to Rason.
A large painting decorates a building in Rason.
A scenic viewing point on Pipha Island overlooks the Sea of Japan.
Children participate in classroom activities at an orphanage in Rason.