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China's newest rail starts Europe service
Manila Times
September 1, 2021 (CHONGQING, China)
A freight train loaded with 50 containers of machinery and equipment left southwest China's Chongqing municipality on August 29 for the capital of Ukraine, marking the launch of Chongqing's new freight train route.
The freight train is scheduled to pass through the border port of Erenhot in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and will reach its destination in mid-September.
Previously, exports from Chongqing to Ukraine had to go through Belarus or Poland rather than heading directly for Ukraine.
The new route is the municipality's first direct international freight train route to Kyiv. It is expected to further facilitate trade between Europe and the western regions of China.
Chongqing is a primary hub for China-Europe freight trains. The Yuxinou (Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe) railway, which was the first China-Europe freight train route, saw 1,359 trips in the first half of 2021, up over 50 percent year-on-year, according to the port and logistics office of the municipal government.
Source
https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/09/01/business/foreign-business/chinas-newest-rail-starts-europe-service/1813025
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