Chengdu launches new China-Europe freight train route

10:14, February 22, 2021

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  China's Zhejiang sees more freight trains to Europe

  East Chinas Zhejiang Province, one of the countrys major foreign trade engines, saw a surging number of China-Europe cargo trains in operation this year.A freight train carrying 100 TEUs of goods departs from Yiwu, East Chinas Zhejiang Province, for Minsk in Belarus, Oct. 21, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)As of Feb. 17, a total of 272 trains were operated between the province and destinations in Central Asia and Europe, according to the China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd.Some 23,300 standard containers were transported by the trains, up 315.7 percent year on year.Unlike in the past when the freight train services were halted during the Spring Festival holiday, 27 trains delivered over 2,700 standard containers during the holiday from Feb. 11 to 17 to meet the international logistics demand for epidemic control materials, auto parts, daily necessities and other materials.As the COVID-19 pandemic greatly affected sea and air transport capacity, the China-Europe freight train services played a significant role in stabilizing international railway logistics. It ensured the smooth transportation of goods including epidemic control materials, given its stability and all-weather features.

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  Erenhot handles over 6,000 China-Europe freight trains

  A total of 6,072 China-Europe freight trains have passed through the border port of Erenhot in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region since 2013, according to the local customs.The trains carried about 4.82 million tonnes of goods worth over 90 billion yuan (about 13.

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  China sees growing air cargo transport in January

  China's civil aviation industry handled 669,000 tonnes of air freight in January, up 10.5 percent year on year, according to the country's civil aviation authorities.China's air cargo transport showed a sound growth momentum with increasing freight volume on both domestic and international routes, s