China-North Korea rail services restored as neighbours try to get relations back on track

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China is resuming passenger train services to North Korea after a six-year suspension, signaling warmer relations between the two nations. Starting Thursday, trains will run between Beijing and Pyongyang four times a week, and a daily service will operate between Dandong, China, and Pyongyang. The Beijing-Pyongyang train will allocate two carriages for foreign tourists. The China Railway Group (CREC) stated the restored rail service aims to boost travel, economic and trade cooperation, cultural exchange, and strengthen friendship between the two countries. The move comes as North Korea faces increasing tensions with South Korea and uncertainty with the United States.

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The move was intended to “further promote travel, economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchange ...

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A train service between Dandong and Pyongyang will run daily in both directions.

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The train will depart from Beijing at around 5.30pm and arrive in Pyongyang at around 6pm the next day.

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Passenger trains between Beijing and Pyongyang will run four times a week.

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China will resume passenger train services to North Korea for the first time in six years.

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China will resume passenger train services to North Korea for the first time in six years – the latest sign of warming ties between the two countries as Pyongyang grapples with increasing tensions with the South and Donald Trump’s unpredictability.From Thursday, passenger trains between Beijing and Pyongyang will run four times a week – on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, China Railway Group (CREC) said on social media Tuesday night.The train will depart from Beijing at around 5.30pm and arrive in Pyongyang at around 6pm the next day. The return service will leave at around 10.30am and arrive in Beijing at about 8.40am the next day.Two carriages would be designated for foreign tourists, CREC said.A train service between Dandong on the Chinese border and Pyongyang will run daily in both directions, it added.CREC said the move was intended to “further promote travel, economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchange ... while strengthening friendship and improving the well-being of the two peoples”.

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