23.01.2024
Artikel Nummer: 48001
Xi’an’s latest train en route to Poti
China has launched a new international freight service. Connecting Xi'an in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, and Poti, a port city in Georgia. The addition is the 18th main route operated by the China-Europe freight train (Xi'an) service, as the Xian International Trade and Logistics Park reports.
The first train on the new route left Xi’an last Friday, carrying 55 containers loaded with automobiles and large machinery. It will pass the Khorgos port in the autonomous region of Xinjiang Uygur, then travel through Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan before arriving in Poti. The entire route covers a distance of 7,829 km with a transit time of about 15 days. (ben)