Off the wire
• China treasury bond futures close mixed Monday  • Xi says China-U.S. Tourism Year helps improve ties  • Feature: All female-restaurant breaking down gender barriers in Afghanistan while serving a range of cuisine  • Russia claims use of chemical agents by militants in Syria  • Interview: Chilean president highlights strategic partnership with China  • China Hushen 300 index futures close mixed Friday  • Roundup: China advocates APEC leadership in economic globalization despite setbacks  • Strong winds hit China as temperatures continue to drop  • Top news items in major Zambian media outlets  • Urgent: Blast hits mosque in Afghan capital, leaving casualties: witness  
You are here: 　 Home

Tianjin FTZ launches China-Europe freight train

Xinhua, November 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

A freight train departed a pilot economic zone in the northern coastal city of Tianjin for the first time Monday morning.

Loaded with 104 containers of construction materials, it is the first China-Europe freight train to leave the Tianjin Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ), and is set to arrive in Minsk, capital of Belarus, around December 4.

The train will leave China via Erlianhaote Customs in northern China's Inner Mongolia and head to the China-Belarus Industrial Park in Minsk, according to the administrative committee for Tianjin Dongjiang Port Area. The return trip will carry goods to China, including wood products from Belarus and surrounding countries.

Scheduled to operate 20 times per year, the Tianjin-Minsk freight train will carry an annual total of 30,000 tonnes of goods, the committee said.

As the new China-Europe freight train service opens, the Dongjiang Port Area will play an important role in linking the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road with the Silk Road Economic Belt, the committee said.

The freight service is set to expand to more European cities in the future. Endi