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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
SHENYANG, March 12 (Xinhua) — An international passenger train connecting Dandong in northeast China's Liaoning Province with Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, began operating on Thursday.
The five-car train departed from the border city of Dandong at 10 a.m. Beijing time and is expected to arrive in Pyongyang at 6:07 p.m. local time.
"I'm very happy to be returning home by train today," said a North Korean passenger who bought a ticket on Wednesday after learning of the passenger train's launch.
Dandong Border Service has taken measures to ensure smooth border inspection on the first day of the passenger train's launch, said Song Ping, an official at the border service, adding that the inspection process for the train has been shortened to less than 30 minutes.
The Dandong-Pyongyang train service will operate daily in both directions. The train from Pyongyang departs at 10:26 AM local time and arrives in Dandong at 4:23 PM Beijing time.
A representative of the international department of China Railway Corporation said the train service will serve as both an important window for serving cross-border passengers and a dynamic link to strengthen the friendship between the two countries. -0-
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