Korea Russia Friendship Bridge

Korea Russia Friendship Bridge
Hangul: 한국 러시아 우정의 다리 Корейский Мост Дружбы Корея
Friendship rail bridge linking North Korea and Russia
Coordinates 42°24′55″N 130°38′28″E / 42.415172°N 130.641056°E / 42.415172; 130.641056
Carries Trains
Crosses Tumen River
Locale Khasan,Tumangang
Characteristics
Design Truss bridge
Total length 400 m (1,312 ft)
History
Opened 9 August 1959 (1959-08-09)
Korea Russia Friendship Bridge
Location in North Korea

The Korea Russia Friendship Bridge (Korean: 우정의 다리; Ujeong-ui Dali, Russian: мост дружбы; most druzhby) is a rail bridge over the Tumen River. It was commissioned in 1959 as a replacement for a temporary wooden bridge.[1] It is the sole crossing point on the 17 km long North Korea–Russia border. Planks are laid between the tracks making crossing of road vehicles possible by special arrangement, but it is primarily a rail bridge.[2] The tracks are dual gauge because the Russian railroad system is 1,520 millimeters (60 in) and the North Korean railroad system is 1,435 millimeters (56.5 in). The bridge is served by the Khasan railway station on Russian soil and the Tumangang station on the North-Korean side of the river.

In October 2017 a fiber optic cable running across the bridge provided North-Korea with an additional connection to the global Internet through Russia's TransTelekom provider, a subsidiary of Russian national railway operator Russian Railways.[3] It allows the country to be less dependent on its primary internet connection through China Unicom (similarly running over the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge), after it was the target of a DDoS attack during the 2017 North Korea crisis.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Железнодорожные переговоры | www.logistics.ru". www.logistics.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  2. ↑ Strategic Thinking about the Korean Nuclear Crisis 0230116396 G. Rozman - 2011 "In 2001–2002 Russia's importance was stressed by the North and it has since served as a “little counterweight” to the four ... Barely ten freight cars a week crossed the “Friendship Bridge” into North Korea as reconstruction funds budgeted in ..."
  3. ↑ "Russia Provides New Internet Connection to North Korea | 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea". 38 North. 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  4. ↑ DeYoung, Karen; Nakashima, Ellen; Rauhala, Emily (2017-09-30). "Trump signed presidential directive ordering actions to pressure North Korea". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-10-03.

Coordinates: 42°24′56″N 130°38′30″E / 42.4155°N 130.6417°E / 42.4155; 130.6417

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