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South Korea Sends 1st Train In Plan To Reconnect With North

The two Koreas have taken another remarkable step toward linking up — by train.
The DMZ train sits at the Dorasan Station, just south of the inter-Korean border.

Progress toward an agreement between the U.S. and North Korea may have slowed, but South Korea has taken another remarkable step toward linking up with the neighboring regime — by train.

Last week, a South Korean train crossed the border into North Korea for the first time in a decade. It was a prelude to the two Koreas reconnecting their railways, after being separated for more than half a century.

South Korea is determined to push

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