Xian-Almaty cargo train service inaugurated
December 12, 2013 Category Logistics, Railway transport
A cargo train route linking Xian, capital of Shaanxi province, and the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan started operation. The Chang’an Train will pass through Xinjiang and take six days to travel the 3,866-kilometer route, cutting the journey time between the two cities by more than 20 days, according to Qiang Xiao’an, Director of the Xian International Trade and Logistics Park. The train will operate twice a month between November 2013 and June 2014 and will run three times a month from July 2014. On its first run, the train, which departed the logistics park on November 28, was hauling 90 cars of goods, including mechanical components, barite powder, industrial salt and glass tubes. Authorities have also planned to open a 9,850-km Xian-Rotterdam route and a 7,251-km Xian-Moscow route in the future after gaining experience from the operation of the Xian-Almaty route, said Qiang. The cargo service is expected to further boost bilateral trade between China’s western regions along the Silk Road belt and central Asian countries.
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