- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled to China on his family's personal armored train on Tuesday.
- Not much is known about this train, but previous accounts and footage show it to be filled with French wine, Apple computers, and plush leather seats.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un spent his 35th birthday traveling to Beijing, where he will reportedly spend four days meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
State media showed Kim walking along a red carpet to board his family's personal armored train — a 21-carriage green train with a distinctive yellow line running across it.
Not much is known about the Kim family train, but previous accounts and footage show it to be filled with imported French wine, Apple computers, and plush leather seats.
Photos from North Korean state media provide a rare look inside the unusual vehicle — take a look inside:
North Korean TV on Tuesday aired footage of Kim's departure for Beijing. He is seen walking along a red carpet to board the train, and waving to dozens of government officials and army officers who lined up to send him off.
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Footage of Kim Jong-un's departure for Beijing aired on North Korean TV. pic.twitter.com/XOeJQnaTdZ
Kim also used this train on his first trip to China last March. That trip was largely kept secret, but North Korea watchers immediately recognized the green train with yellow horizontal lines, which both Kim and his father Kim Jong Il had used before.
When Kim Jong Il travelled on the train, power to other lines would be shut down so nobody could get in his way.
Source: The Chosun Ilbo
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