Trans-Korean Main Line
The Trans-Korean Main Line is a project to build railway infrastructure in North Korea, and allow rail freight to travel between South Korea and Russia; it is hoped to halve the time taken to transport freight from eastern Asia to Europe[1] and earn substantial transit fees.[2]
In 2001, the leaders of Russia and North Korea signed agreements to construct a rail corridor.[3]
Construction
[edit | edit source]In 2008, reconstruction work began on a 54 km cross-border rail link between Khasan in Russia, and the port of Rasŏn, via Tumangang both in North Korea;[4] Russian Railways sees this as a first step in construction of a trans-Korean main line.[5] Initially freight is expected to be forwarded by sea from South Korea's second city Busan to Rasŏn; there are also plans to reconstruct a line from Rasŏn to the Chinese border.[6] Further plans are to extend the line along the east coast of the Korean peninsula, across the North/South Korean border to Busan.[7] A line between Onjong-ri and Jojin would be rebuilt.[8]
See also
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