Overview
- China’s state railway said the Beijing–Pyongyang service will operate four times a week beginning March 12.
- Only the last two carriages will carry passengers at first, with priority for diplomats and people on official missions.
- Public tickets will be sold only if seats remain available, and travel agencies reported no sales to tourists.
- Bookings are limited to certain Chinese and North Korean residents, such as Chinese working or studying in North Korea and North Koreans working or studying abroad or visiting family.
- Passenger service was halted in early 2020 as borders closed for COVID-19, freight resumed in 2022, and officials now frame the move as promoting exchanges, though some circulated documents and ticket images had not been independently verified.