Cargo Business Newswire

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

China launches freight train service to Moscow

China has launched a rail freight service connecting the western Xinjiang region with Moscow. It is expected to deliver $8.1 billion worth of cargo annually, according to Vice Governor of Xinjiang Liu Jianxin.

The rail authorities in China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region announced the additional westward train service, according to the Xinhua news agency.

The first train to travel the new route left the region’s

capital Urumqi last week and will reach Moscow in about 10 days. Loaded with 1,300 tons of PVC, it will travel nearly 2,500 miles and return with wood pulp from Russia.

More than three freight trains will run per week between Xinjiang, destinations in Russia, also central and western Asia by the second half of this year, the agency said.

For more of the RT story: rt.com