It is about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Sinuiju, the North Korean city at the country's busiest border crossing with China.

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On the east side is the North Korean city of Sinuiju.

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In a speech to the nation on his return to Seoul last week, President Kim suggested South Korean trains could travel non-stop to London or Paris if the line connecting Seoul and Sinuiju in the northwest corner of North Korea were relinked.

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