Passenger train services between China and North Korea, which were suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have resumed. A train departing from Beijing arrived in Pyongyang after a journey of approximately 25 hours.
It has been reported that passenger train services between China and North Korea, which were suspended in 2020, have been restarted.
Journey takes about 25 hours
According to China’s official news agency Xinhua, a train that departed from Beijing at 17:26 on March 11 arrived in Pyongyang at 18:07 on March 12 after a journey lasting 24 hours and 41 minutes.
Four services per week
The statement said trains will operate four days a week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday). The train departing from Beijing at 17:26 local time is scheduled to arrive in Pyongyang around 18:00 the following day.
For now, the services are open only to diplomats and official personnel. However, if there are vacant seats on the trains, ticket sales may be opened to the general public in the future.
Passenger services on the Beijing–Pyongyang international railway line were suspended in 2020 after North Korea closed its borders following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.