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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
TIANJIN, May 21 (Xinhua) — A direct freight train route has opened between the north Chinese port city of Tianjin and the Uzbek capital Tashkent. The first train departed on Tuesday at about 4 p.m. Beijing time, carrying 50 containers of cargo brought by sea from the Republic of Korea to Tashkent within two weeks.
For Uzbekistan, China is the largest trading partner and the largest source of exports of goods, among which electromechanical products are one of the leading items. As the operator of the new railway route reported, the above-mentioned train mainly transports auto parts, as well as some types of mechanical equipment, engineering construction materials and consumer electronics.
The representative office of JSC Uzbekistan Railways in China indicated the importance of opening a new cargo route for Uzbekistan, as well as for the entire transport system of Central Asia, noting that the direct route has reduced the cargo transportation route from Tianjin to Uzbekistan by more than 800 km compared to previous routes passing through the cities of Xi’an, Hami or Urumqi.
The Uzbek side expects that this route will be able to serve as an alternative corridor for multimodal cargo transportation for import-export enterprises, combining rail and sea transport, the representative office stated.
Industry analysts are also convinced that the opening of the direct Tianjin-Tashkent railway route will further strengthen international freight logistics between Tianjin and other member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which will bring new energy to trade and economic cooperation within the SCO. -0-