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| A freight train transporting containers laden with goods from London arrives at Yiwu railway port station in Yiwu, Zhejiang province on April 29, 2017. Laden with whisky and baby milk, the first freight train linking China directly to the UK arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu on April 29 after a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) trip, becoming the world's second-longest rail route. (STR/AFP) |
BEIJING -- The first freight train traveling from Britain back to China reached its destination in Eastern China's Yiwu city on Saturday after a 19 day journey, according to the China Railway Corporation (CRC).
The trans-continental freight train, loaded with 32 containers, mainly carrying maternity products and soft drinks, departed from London on April 10.
The China-Britain freight service paves a safe and efficient trade route by land
Having traveled more than 12,000 kilometers, it passed through seven countries before reaching the Chinese manufacturing and trade hub where small goods such as homeware, garments and souvenirs are made.
London is the 15th city in Europe added to China-Europe freight train services. The first Chinese freight train arrived in London in January.
The China-Britain freight service paves a safe and efficient trade route by land, strengthening bilateral trade ties and better serving the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, according to the CRC.
China now has express freight services to 28 European cities. Since March 2011, more than 3,500 trips have been made. The figure should rise to 5,000 by 2020.
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| A freight train transporting containers laden with goods from London arrives at Yiwu railway port station in Yiwu, Zhejiang province on April 29, 2017 . (STR/AFP) |
