On April 13, a freight train departed from Xi'an, the capital of China's northwestern Shaanxi province, to Mannheim, Germany, Report informs, referring to foreign media.
The train will pass through Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic and cover a total distance of 11,300 km. The train is carrying sports equipment, clothes, and bedding.
"The new route covers countries that have rarely seen the Sino-European freight train in the past, opening up opportunities for local and international businesses to enter new markets. This route also provides new transport opportunities for domestic and international trade and logistics enterprises,” Yuan Xiao Jun, general manager of one of the companies resident in the Xi'an Free Trade Zone, said.
A total of 790 freight trains were sent from Xi'an to Europe in the first quarter of 2022.