{"id":2795,"date":"2016-11-24T15:53:06","date_gmt":"2016-11-24T06:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.01.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang-2\/2016\/11\/report\/20161124-nk-traffic-infra\/"},"modified":"2021-07-13T15:29:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T06:29:58","slug":"20161124-nk-traffic-infra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.02.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/2016\/11\/news\/20161124-nk-traffic-infra\/","title":{"rendered":"\uff1cPhoto Report on N.Korea\uff1e Experiencing the Lives of Ordinary People, \u201cSobicha\u201c (service car)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The \u2018Sobicha\u2019 is packed like sardines. A young woman seated next to the reporter was clearly also suffering. Taken by Paek Hyang in Yanggang Province, on October 2013 (ASIAPRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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2016\/Nov\/24<\/em><\/p>\n

ASIAPRESS reporting partners in North Korea said that the operation the railway has worsened since November. The cause may be the flagging power supply.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrains are empty because no one knows when they will arrive at the destination. \u201cPeople generally use a \u2018Sobicha\u2019 (service car),\u201d said reporting partners at Chungjin City and Hoeryong City, in North Hamkyung Province.<\/p>\n

\u2018Sobicha\u2019 is a private vehicle, such as a bus or a truck, charging passengers cash for a ride. It carries passengers to the destination on time, although is much more expensive than the state-run railway.
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It became a major system of passenger transportation in North Korea, replacing the backward, state-run system.  The operation is solely based on profit seeking. The name \u2018Sobi\u2019 is said originate from the English word, \u2018Service.\u2019<\/p>\n

The photo is a still shot from the video taken by Paek Hyang, a reporting partner of ASIAPRESS, when she was in a \u2018Sobicha.\u2019<\/p>\n

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This is a \u2018Sobicha.\u2019 A woman is trying to ride the truck where no seat seems available. Taken by Shim Ui-cheon in Haeju City of South Hwanghae Province on October 2008. (ASIAPRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Being squeezed, a security force (Policeman) grimaces. Taken by Paek Hyang in Yanggang Province on October 2013. (ASIAPRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

Related Article: Tighter Control of Inter-provincial Movement: Investigating corruption in Hoeryong City\u2019s People\u2019s Security Station<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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It is not rare to see a military truck as a \u2018Sobicha.\u2019 It is namely a side business of military. Taken by Paek Hyang in Pyongsung City of South Pyongan Province on March 2013. (ASIAPRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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It is the same congestion as that in a Japanese subway on rush hour. There is worry that passengers may fall off from the truck by jolting. Taken by Paek Hyang in Yanggang Province on October 2013. (ASIAPRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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