China-Germany links boosted by railway network
2017-12-01 16:25:39
Summary:The city of Duisburg, Germany s biggest inland port, is the western terminus of the Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe rail line
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DUISBURG - The city of Duisburg, Germany's biggest inland port, is the western terminus of the Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe rail line.
Though the line opened in 2011, more and more trains - operated by the China Railway Express (CRE) from Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Suzhou, Yiwu and other Chinese cities - have been arriving here.
It takes only 13 days for goods to arrive in Duisburg from Chongqing by rail, 30 days less than by sea, and at a fifth of the cost of air freight. According to industry experts, the China-Europe freight train services have been providing solutions for the international logistics industry and promoting international trade ties and economic development along the Belt and Road Initiative economies.
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