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Kim Jong-il’s ‘six luxury trains’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il – who shuns air travel – has six luxurious special trains equipped with conference rooms, bedrooms and high-tech communication facilities, a South Korean newspaper says. There are also 19 stations across North Korea exclusively for Kim’s trains, which have a total of some 90 carriages. The paper said Kim […]

Nov 16, 2009 | By Anakin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il – who shuns air travel – has six luxurious special trains equipped with conference rooms, bedrooms and high-tech communication facilities, a South Korean newspaper says.

There are also 19 stations across North Korea exclusively for Kim’s trains, which have a total of some 90 carriages.

The paper said Kim uses the trains when he makes inspection visits to local army units and factories or travels abroad.

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