Russia inks deal connecting Rajin to Trans-Siberian Railroad
Well, it looks like Russia’s dream of rail access to a non-freezong port has come to pass (for the next 49 years, anyway). From the Moscow Times:
North Korea has agreed to rent out a 52-kilometer section of track to Russian Railways as part of a plan to link East Asia to Europe via the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
The 49-year lease was signed during talks Tuesday and Wednesday in Pyongyang, Russian Railways said Friday. Russian Railways will refurbish the line and build a container terminal at the North Korean port of Rajin.
Construction is expected to begin by the end of the year, Russian Railways said. North Korea and Russia also agreed to study the possibility of upgrading the rail link from Rajin to the Chinese border.
So can we expet Seoul to be connected in the next 49 years?
Past posts on this topic can be found here and here.
Read the full article here:
North Korea to Rent Rail Link to RZD
Moscow Times
8/11/2008