Monday marks a significant milestone for the China-Europe freight train service, as the route between Yiwu in Zhejiang province and Europe celebrates its 10th anniversary, according to China Railway Shanghai Group, the company overseeing and managing the service.
The No 81972 "Hedehao" sea-rail intermodal cross-border e-commerce special train departed from Yiwu West Railway Station in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, on Oct 18, carrying 90 TEUs of goods bound for Ningbo-Zhoushan Port.
A cross-border freight train departed from Jinhuanan Railway Station in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, on Aug 30, carrying hosiery knitting equipment and spare parts bound for Vientiane, Laos.
In the early hours of Aug 26, a China-Europe freight train carrying 152 TEUs of timber and wood products from Russia to Yiwu in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, entered China through the Suifenhe Port in Heilongjiang province.
On June 20, the X8026 China-Europe freight train departed from Yiwu West Railway Station in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, heading for Romania's Constanța Port.
Yiwu in Jinhua, Zhejiang province launches the first timetabled China-Europe freight train on June 15.
The high-profile freight train service between China and Europe has recently achieved another significant milestone by completing its 90,000th journey as of Saturday.
