11.12.2019
Artikel Nummer: 30066
By train, German cars reach China three weeks earlier
For a short time now, container block trains have been transporting Audi vehicles from Bremerhaven to China six times a week. The container freight station (CFS) stows the Audi limousines and SUVs in 40-foot containers, two to a box. The containers are then loaded onto trains at the EUROGATE container terminal Bremerhaven, Germany.
The rail service links Europe with the Chinese cities of Chongqing and Chengdu. To cover the 11,000 km distance, the trains need 18 to 20 days. Thus they generally reach dealers’ showrooms three weeks earlier than if they were transported by sea. By the end of this year, it is planned to transport some 5,000 Audi vehicles from Bremerhaven to China via this route. (ben)