Passenger train linking N. Korea, China arrives in Beijing for 1st time in 6 years

▲ This photo, taken March 13, 2026, shows an electronic board pointing to the arrival of a passenger train linking the capitals of North Korea and China. The train departed from Pyongyang the previous day and arrived in Beijing at 8:40 a.m. (Yonhap)

N Korea-China-train service

Passenger train linking N. Korea, China arrives in Beijing for 1st time in 6 years

SEOUL/BEIJING, March 13 (Yonhap) -- A passenger train linking the capitals of North Korea and China arrived in Beijing on Friday after the two nations resumed such train service for the first time in six years.

The train, which departed Pyongyang at 10:26 a.m. the previous day, arrived at a train station in Beijing at 8:40 a.m.

An electronic board at the Beijing train station earlier showed that the train departing from Pyongyang would arrive at the No. 10 platform at 8:40 a.m. as scheduled.

The resumption of rail service marked the first cross-border passenger train service between the two countries since operations were suspended in 2020 following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Another passenger train from Beijing to Pyongyang departed at 5:26 p.m. Thursday and is scheduled to arrive in Pyongyang at 6:07 p.m. Friday.

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