All the railway bureaus have raised the public awareness of the danger of disastrous abnormal weather witnessed annually in recent years, while taking necessary measures in a predictable way to ensure the safety of train service.

The Pyongyang Railway Bureau has taken scrupulous measures to protect the railway roadbeds and bridges, reinforce the railway sections with steep slopes and places where landslides can occur, while making full preparations to cope with any situation.

The Kaechon Railway Bureau has paid big efforts to repairing the electric transformation equipment and trolley wires to prevent power failure by heavy rain and floods.

The Hamhung Railway Bureau has stepped up the rubble work for dangerous places to ensure the safety of railways on the basis of experience and lessons gained in the past disaster prevention work.

Officials and employees of Chongjin and Rason railway bureaus, too, are taking steps to prevent damage in the section under their charge so that materials needed for various sectors of the national economy can be transported in time.