New rail-sea freight service links China's Xi'an to Europe

The train will pass through countries like Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic before reaching Mannheim in Germany. It will cover a distance of 11,300 km, according to a Chinese news agency.

This new route provides a new transport option for international as well as domestic logistics and trade companies, said Yuan Xiaojun, general manager of the Xi'an Free Trade Port Construction and Operation.

Currently, there are 16 freight train routes from Xi’an to Europe that cover 45 countries and regions. Xi’an launched over 790 freight train services to Europe in the first quarter of this year.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KD)