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.
The No 81022 sea-rail transport train departed from Yongkangdong Railway Station in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, on Sept 4. This marks the 1,000th sea-rail train since the opening of the station in June 2021.
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.
Lanxi Port Area in East China's Zhejiang province has recently optimized its layout by opening up a new operation area.
Yiwu in Jinhua, Zhejiang province launches the first timetabled China-Europe freight train on June 15.
The Yiwu-Xinjiang-Europe freight train embarked on its 10th-anniversary commemorative journey from Madrid, Spain on May 8, bound for Yiwu, Jinhua, Zhejiang province.