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First passenger train in six years arrives in Pyongyang from China

Published: 12 Mar 2026 - 12:54 pm | Last Updated: 12 Mar 2026 - 12:55 pm
A man takes pictures of a board with a sign for the K27 train bound for Pyongyang as passengers wait for their train at Beijing Railway Station in Beijing on March 12, 2026. The first passenger train service from North Korea to China crossed the border March 12 for the first time in six years, Yonhap News Agency reported. (Photo by Adel Berry/ AFP)

A man takes pictures of a board with a sign for the K27 train bound for Pyongyang as passengers wait for their train at Beijing Railway Station in Beijing on March 12, 2026. The first passenger train service from North Korea to China crossed the border March 12 for the first time in six years, Yonhap News Agency reported. (Photo by Adel Berry/ AFP)

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Beijing: A passenger train that departed from the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong arrived in the North Korean capital Pyongyang on Thursday, as rail service between the neighbouring countries resumed after six years.

The train arrived at a railway station in central Pyongyang, state news agency Xinhua said, after reporters from South Korea's Yonhap reported seeing a train crossing the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge over the Yalu River.