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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
URUMQI, May 9 (Xinhua) — A special train loaded with mail left the Horgos railway border crossing in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Thursday bound for Kazakhstan’s Burundai Railway Station, marking the first such freight train in the region to operate on the China-Europe international freight rail route.
The train is carrying 1,038 parcels weighing a total of 17 tons, containing goods sold through cross-border e-commerce, such as clothing, electronics and everyday items. It will take 2-3 days to reach its destination. After arriving in Kazakhstan, the cargo will be distributed to more than 20 European countries.
Before the new train, existing trains could only deliver a small amount of mail from Xinjiang to Central Asian countries. Now, it will be possible to deliver an average of 30 tons of mail per month.
According to a representative of one of the local freight forwarding companies, the formation of this channel for the delivery of postal items will provide business opportunities for both domestic foreign trade enterprises and cross-border e-commerce platforms. -0-