DPRK-China/Passenger Train
DPRK-China/Passenger Train
Dateline : March 12, 2026
Location : Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Duration : 0'36
Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea - March 12, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of train arriving, passengers on platform
2. Wang Yajun, Chinese Ambassador to Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) greeting passengers arriving on train
3. Various of passengers at railway station
4. Train interior, beds
5. Various of train station; traffic in front of station
An international passenger train from the city of Dandong in northeast China's Liaoning Province to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday.
At 18:07, the train arrived at a railway station in central Pyongyang, the capital of the DPRK, marking the official resumption of two-way international passenger train services after a six-year hiatus.
Chinese Ambassador to the DPRK Wang Yajun, some other Chinese diplomats, and an official in charge of external affairs at the DPRK railway ministry came to the platform of the station to greet the passengers aboard the train.
Extending a warm welcome, Wang described the resumption of the rail link as "a good development the peoples from both countries have been looking forward to and a significant event in bilateral relations."
China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. announced Tuesday that international passenger trains connecting China and the DPRK would begin operating in both directions on Thursday.
The services will connect Beijing and Dandong with Pyongyang, helping facilitate cross-border travel and boost economic, trade and cultural exchanges between the two countries, the Chinese railway operator said.
Trains between Beijing and Pyongyang will run four days a week, with two-way services scheduled on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, while the Dandong-Pyongyang train service will operate daily in both directions, the operator said.
The train link, first launched in 1954, was suspended in January 2020.
ID : 8470007
Published : 2026-03-13 08:33
Last Modified : 2026-03-13 21:43:34
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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