Actually, deeper into the article you can see that the arrival from an unexpected direction caused so much confusion that you get this quote: "And we? We were

Actually, deeper into the article you can see that the arrival from an unexpected direction caused so much confusion that you get this quote: "And we? We were standing next to the sleeping-car at the regauging facility of Tumangan. No soldier, no guide, no conductor... nobody took care of us or what we did... We were really surprised about so much freedom in North Korea! Usually something like that is totally impossible for tourists in North Korea..." And yes, this is followed by the explanation of a typical tourist experience.