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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
URUMQI, June 1 (Xinhua) — The first freight train on the China-Europe/China-Central Asia international freight train route departed from Korla city in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Saturday.
After leaving the country through the Xinjiang Khorgos checkpoint, the train will transport cargo to five junction railway stations, namely Almaty, Medea and Astana in Kazakhstan, as well as Tashkent and Chukursay in Uzbekistan.
It has been revealed that the freight train is carrying 41 containers containing various household goods worth approximately $1.29 million.
It is noteworthy that this is the first international freight train in Xinjiang carrying goods sold through barter trade. The opening of this route will both deepen cooperation between China and Central Asia in terms of production capacity through barter trade and improve the logistics network in Xinjiang. -0-