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North Korea has completed renovations to a train station on the Tumen River, located just across the border from Russia, with a groundbreaking ceremony held on Tuesday, the official North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun has reported. Located in Rason, a special economic zone bordering Russia, the station is directly linked to Russia’s Khasan station in Primorsky Krai via a railway bridge across the Tumen River.
The newspaper stated that “The Tumen River Station has been rebuilt to fulfill its role as a cross-border gateway, providing a high level of convenience for passengers and contributing to the modernization of the railway system.”
The railway upgrades are part of Pyongyang’s efforts to strengthen passenger and cargo transport with Russia. Improving land connections could benefit not only military and economic exchanges but also help revive North Korean tourism, one of North Korea’s priority projects.
Russian Railways has resumed direct rail service between Pyongyang and Moscow and Pyongyang and Khabarovsk in agreement with the DPRK Ministry of Railways. The routes will commence between Pyongyang and Moscow on June 17, 2025, and between Pyongyang and Khabarovsk on June 19, and will run twice a month.
The Pyongyang-Moscow is the longest non-stop railway route in the world: the distance between the capitals of the two countries is more than 10,000 km, with the journey time being eight days. The direct, non-stop service to Khabarovsk will run once a month, with a journey time of just over two days. Passengers will be transported in compartment cars belonging to the DPRK railways.
Tickets will be available for purchase at railway ticket offices and will go on sale 60 days before departure.
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