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Russia and North Korea to Resume Direct Moscow-Pyongyang Train Service

The eight-day, twice-monthly service launches on June 17 under a recent partnership treaty that has deepened strategic ties between Moscow and Pyongyang.

A view shows train carriages of the Russian Railways in Moscow, Russia November 17, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
This file photo, carried by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on May 29, 2025, shows North Korea's Tumen River Station, whose renovation the North completed the previous day. The railway station links North Korea to Russia across the Tumen River. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • Russian Railways confirmed that the twice-monthly direct service between Moscow and Pyongyang will resume on June 17.
  • The one-way trip spans more than 10,000 kilometers and takes eight days, making it the longest direct rail journey globally.
  • A North Korean passenger car will be attached to the regular Moscow-Vladivostok train before being transferred for the final leg to Pyongyang.
  • Passenger traffic on the line has been suspended since February 2020 under Covid-19 restrictions.
  • The resumption follows a 2024 strategic partnership treaty and comes as North Korea has sent over 10,000 troops and weapons to support Russia in its Ukraine campaign.