Moscow-Pyongyang direct railway to resume operations next week

Passenger train service between Moscow and Pyongyang that were halted in 2020 amid the pandemic will resume next Tuesday.

According to Russian Railways the service will be available twice a month with the train from Pyongyang departing on the 3rd and 17th of every month and that from Moscow departing on the 12th and 26th of each month.

The one-way trip takes eight days and is reportedly the longest direct train journey in the world spanning over 10-thousand kilometers.