Russia and North Korea are moving closer to launching a regular bus line between Vladivostok and Rason, revealing plans to operate over a dozen trips per day over their new vehicle bridge.

Experts told NK News that buses connecting the two remote cities will likely transport more DPRK workers than Russian tourists, amid a boom in illicit North Korean labor exports in recent years.

The 203.3-mile route (327.2 km) is expected to see 14 daily round trips between the Vladivostok and Rason bus stations, according to applications to establish the international passenger service filed with the Russian Transport Ministry on