After the start of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow and Pyongyang intensified military cooperation.
Russia and North Korea have resumed regular passenger rail services, which were suspended in 2020 due to the pandemic. This was announced on Monday, December 16, by the press secretary of Ussuri customs, Irina Kulchitskaya.
According to him, the international train between the two countries will run three times a week: on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
It is known that the cost of a one-way train ticket is about 380 rubles.
North Korea halted transport links with all countries due to COVID-19 at the beginning of 2022, although North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said there has not been a single case of virus infection in the country.
It is indicated that, on the initiative of North Korea, the irregular passenger railway service was opened in June 2024. Since then, 1,200 people have traveled in both directions, according to Russian customs data.
JSC Ukrzaliznytsia carried a record number of passengers and reached a high rate of cargo transportation in 2024.
Let us remind you that the industrialists proposed to the government to conduct an international audit of Ukrzaliznytsia.
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Source: korrespondent
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