Regular passenger rail service between Russia and North Korea resumed
Regular passenger rail service between Russia and the DPRK has resumed, which was suspended in 2020.
Press Secretary of the Ussuri customs Irina Kulchytskaya said: In the railway station "Khasan" on the border with the DPRK opened a regular passenger service. At 15:00 (8:00 GMT), Ussuri customs officers issued a passenger train for departure to the DPRK. In total, two Russian citizens followed, she said.
According to her, since the beginning of June 2024, an irregular passenger service was opened at the initiative of the DPRK. Since then, 1,200 people have been transported in both directions. Passenger traffic with North Korea was temporarily suspended in 2020 amid a coronavirus pandemic. Starting from December 16, the international train No. 645/646, which runs between Tumangan (DPRK) and Hasan (Russia), will depart three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Source:https://ria.ru/Photo: personalguide
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