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South Korea Hopes to Launch 1st Inter-Korean Train From Vladivostok in 3-4 Years

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VLADIVOSTOK (Sputnik) - South Korea expects that the first inter-Korean train going from Russia's Vladivostok city to South Korean port city of Busan will be launched in 3-4 years, a vice-governor for economy of South Korea's northeastern Gangwon province said on Tuesday.

"We hope that in 3-4 years we will launch a train from Vladivostok going through Seoul to Busan," the vice governor said at a conference in Vladivostok.

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