South Korea opens high-speed line to Winter Olympic venues

December 22, 2017 12:46 PM

SEOUL (AFP) – Emblazoned with a tiger and a bear – the mascots of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics – a blue and white high-speed train rolled out of Seoul station on Friday (Dec22) as a new line to the venues opened to the public.

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