China Railway and the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirm that passenger train services between Beijing and Pyongyang resume this week with four weekly runs and operations starting Thursday, reopening a route closed for six years.Only the last two carriages will carry passengers at first, with seats reserved mainly for diplomats and official personnel and bookings prioritizing Chinese workers and students in North Korea and North Koreans abroad visiting family; memos and posts on Chinese social media indicate tickets near 10 yuan but independent verification is pending.Freight services on the Dandong Sinuiju route resumed in 2022 and Koryo continues a limited flight connection, making the rail return the most tangible sign of a cautious reopening of cross border transport after years of pandemic travel restrictions.China frames the move as restoring exchanges and calls
North Korea a friendly neighbour while keeping strict limits on ordinary travellers and cancelling planned events such as the
Pyongyang Marathon without explanation.