The second service on the new route will soon leave Haidong, according to China Railway Qinghai-Tibet Group. The 2800-km long corridor includes a train line from Haidong to Shigatse and a roadway to land ports of Gyirong and Zhangmu in Tibet and on to Kathmandu.
The first service on the route was flagged off in mid-December carrying 1,000 metric tons of cargo valued at approximately 1.8 million yuan ($282,000) in 30 rail cars.
“Qinghai is a strategic gateway connecting Europe and Asia and a key bridge linking China's southwestern and northwestern regions,” Chinese media reports said quoting Yao Jianghong, an official with China Railway Qinghai-Tibet Group.
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