China train spotted in North Korea, a sign of reopening?

On Monday morning, a loaded freight train from China entered North Korea, and it returned to China the same morning with empty wagons. This was reported by several media outlets. It is not yet clear whether more trains will follow, but it is the first train to make it through since the short-lived revival of rail freight activity in November, and a two-year period of complete closure before that.

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Author: Majorie van Leijen

Majorie van Leijen is the editor-in-chief of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

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China train spotted in North Korea, a sign of reopening?

On Monday morning, a loaded freight train from China entered North Korea, and it returned to China the same morning with empty wagons. This was reported by several media outlets. It is not yet clear whether more trains will follow, but it is the first train to make it through since the short-lived revival of rail freight activity in November, and a two-year period of complete closure before that.

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Author: Majorie van Leijen

Majorie van Leijen is the editor-in-chief of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

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