Korea–Russia Friendship Bridge
Bridge between Russia and North Korea
Korea–Russia Friendship Bridge
The Korea–Russia Friendship Bridge (Korean: 조선–로씨야 우정의 다리 Chosŏn–Rossiya Ujŏngŭi Dali, Russian: Мост Дружбы, romanized: Most Druzhby) is a rail bridge over the Tumen River. It was commissioned in 1959 as a replacement for a temporary wooden bridge. Located immediately downstream from the China–North Korea–Russia tripoint, the bridge is one of only two crossing points on the 39.1 km long North Korea–Russia border and the only one for rail, the other one being the Yakov Novichenko Bridge for cars that opened in September 2026. Planks are laid between the tracks making crossing of road vehicles possible by special arrangement, but it is primarily a rail bridge. The tracks are dual gauge because the Russian railroad system uses a track gauge of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)(also called Russian Gauge) while the North Korean system uses 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in). The bridge is served by the Khasan railway station on Russian soil and Tumangang Station on the North Korean side of the river. In October...
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