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China-Europe freight train heads to Budapest

YINCHUAN, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A freight train loaded with fiberglass departed Thursday morning from Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, bound for Budapest, Hungary. The 1,300 tonnes of fiberglass, worth 10.5 million yuan (about 1.6 million U.S. dollars), is scheduled to travel around 8,500 km and arrive at its destination in 21 days, according to China Railway Lanzhou Group Co., Ltd. It is the first China-Europe freight train operated from Ningxia this year, and also the first route linking the two cities. The new route will greatly shorten the delivery time of enterprises, effectively accelerate the speed of goods circulation and payment, and reduce transportation costs.

Rolling Updates May.26, 2022
New China-Europe freight train launched in Xi'an

XI'AN, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- A China-Europe freight train transporting photovoltaic components to Uzbekistan was inaugurated on Thursday in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.The train is carrying 50 containers of 20-megawatt photovoltaic components -- the first batch of products for a 1-gigawatt photovoltaic project in Uzbekistan. The project is the first large-scale new energy project implemented by a Chinese enterprise in Central Asia since the China-Central Asia Summit in May.For the project, a total of 60 trains carrying approximately 3,000 containers are expected to depart for Uzbekistan via the China-Europe freight train service.After the project is implemented, it will provide 2.4 billion kilowatt-hours of clean energy to the local area annually, reducing carbon emissions by 2.4 million tonnes, according to China Energy Engineering Corporation Limited, the project's constructor.

Facilities Connectivity Aug.4, 2023
Lyon-Wuhan freight train arrives

The first Lyon-Wuhan freight train arrived at Wujiashan Railway Center in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, on Feb. 23, 2017. [Photo from cnhubei.com] The first Lyon-Wuhan freight train arrived at Wujiashan Railway Center in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, on Feb. 23, 2017. The returning train from Lyon City in France transported 200 tons of goods, including such items as auto parts and wines. Wuhan has been operating 12 freight train routes linking it with more than 60 cities in 28 countries, including Germany, France, Russia and Belarus since it launched the freight train services in 2014. The direct freight train linking Wuhan and Lyon began operation on April 6, 2016. So far, around 120 French businesses have opened their presence in Hubei and Wuhan is the top investment destination in China for France, accounting for about one third of its total investment in China.

Facilities Connectivity Feb.27, 2017
China-Europe freight train trips up in April

A China-Europe freight train heading for Moscow gets ready to depart from Quanzhou, east China's Fujian Province, Jan. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan) BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The number of trips handled by China-Europe freight trains saw a steady rise in April while maintaining smooth and stable operation, an official said Tuesday. The number of China-Europe freight train trips rose 3 percent month on month to 1,170, Meng Wei, spokesperson for the National Development and Reform Commission told a press conference. Noting that it is the 24th consecutive month for the figure to top 1,000 since the COVID-19 outbreak, Meng said the China-Europe freight train has demonstrated strong resilience and played a vital role in stabilizing global industrial and supply chains.

Focus May.17, 2022
Freight train operations inch up amid epidemic

Photo taken on June 30, 2022 shows a China-Europe freight train ready for departure at the Tuanjiecun station in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality. [Photo/Xinhua] Nearly 9,000 freight trains between China and Europe operated from January to July, seeing a slight increase amid the COVID-19 epidemic in China in the first half of the year, national railway operator China State Railway Group said. The group operated 8,990 trains and delivered 869,000 containers of goods, increasing 3 and 4 percent year-on-year, respectively. Among those trains, 1,517 were operated in July and 149,000 containers of goods were sent, up 11 and 12 percent year-on-year, respectively. Both figures are record highs.

Focus Aug.4, 2022
China city launches freight train route to Oslo

A new China-Europe freight train route was launched on Thursday, linking Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, with Norway's capital Oslo. The first freight train on this route left Chengdu Thursday, carrying goods including electronic products and home appliances. Chengdu's China-Europe freight train service currently has 65 overseas destinations. The expansion came after the freight train service has newly extended to seven overseas destinations, including St. Petersburg and Amsterdam, so far this year.

Pictures Sep.2, 2021
China-Europe freight train trips surge in April

The number of China-Europe freight trains hit 1,218 in April, up 24 percent year on year, data from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) showed on Tuesday. The freight trains carried approximately 117,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit containers of goods last month, surging 33 percent from a year earlier. In the past five years, the train services have become increasingly well-known around the globe as they have facilitated infrastructure connectivity and deepened trade cooperation for countries along the rail route, said Jin Xiandong, a spokesperson for the NDRC. To date, the total number of China-Europe freight trains has reached 38,000, and they have transported 3.4 million twenty-foot equivalent unit containers. The goods transported by the train services reach 151 cities in 22 European countries, with a logistics network covering the entire region, Jin added.

Rolling Updates May.17, 2021
China city launches freight train route to Oslo

A new China-Europe freight train route was launched on Thursday, linking Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, with Norway's capital Oslo. The first freight train on this route left Chengdu Thursday, carrying goods including electronic products and home appliances. Chengdu's China-Europe freight train service currently has 65 overseas destinations. The expansion came after the freight train service has newly extended to seven overseas destinations, including St. Petersburg and Amsterdam, so far this year.

Rolling Updates Sep.2, 2021
China-Europe freight train trips surge in April

The number of China-Europe freight trains hit 1,218 in April, up 24 percent year on year, data from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) showed on Tuesday. The freight trains carried approximately 117,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit containers of goods last month, surging 33 percent from a year earlier. In the past five years, the train services have become increasingly well-known around the globe as they have facilitated infrastructure connectivity and deepened trade cooperation for countries along the rail route, said Jin Xiandong, a spokesperson for the NDRC. To date, the total number of China-Europe freight trains has reached 38,000, and they have transported 3.4 million twenty-foot equivalent unit containers. The goods transported by the train services reach 151 cities in 22 European countries, with a logistics network covering the entire region, Jin added.

Unimpeded Trade May.17, 2021
China-Vietnam freight train trips double in 2021

NANNING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region handled 346 China-Vietnam freight train trips last year, up by over 108 percent from the previous year, according to the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. Since its launch in August 2017, the freight train service has transported a variety number of goods between China and ASEAN countries, including glass, cotton yarn, fruits, electronics, and daily necessities. Among the imported fruits, 19,400 tonnes of durians, mangosteens, and longans have been transported via the freight service in 2021, up 14.7 percent year on year. A total of 400 China-Vietnam freight train trips are expected to be made in 2022.

Rolling Updates Jan.5, 2022

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China-Europe freight train heads to Budapest

New China-Europe freight train launched in Xi'an

Lyon-Wuhan freight train arrives

China-Europe freight train trips up in April

Freight train operations inch up amid epidemic

China city launches freight train route to Oslo

China-Europe freight train trips surge in April

China city launches freight train route to Oslo

China-Europe freight train trips surge in April

China-Vietnam freight train trips double in 2021