Monday, December 15, 2014
Planet’s longest rail route to increase China-Spain trade
The first freight train to connect China directly to Spain arrived in Madrid on Tuesday. It covered more than 8077 miles on a pilot run of a planned regular service.
The train departed Yiwu, a wholesale center for small consumer goods, in eastern China on November 18 and traversed Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, and France during its 21-day journey.
It is the longest railway route in the world, longer than Russia's famous Trans-Siberian railway that links Moscow to Vladivostok.
The travel time was more than 10 days shorter than if the goods had been shipped by sea, according to Spain's public works ministry.
The train's 40 shipping containers were filled with goods made in Zhejiang province, including spinning tops for children and cutting tools. The train will return to China with wine, olive oil and cured ham.
Speaking at a ceremony in Madrid, Zhejiang governor Li Qiang said the route was important to "implement the strategy of developing a new silk road."
For more of the South China Morning Post story: www.scmp.com
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