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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) — A freight train loaded with 100 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) departed from Hefei in east China’s Anhui Province for Tashkent on Thursday morning, bringing the total number of China-Europe/Central Asia trains that have passed through the province in the past 11 years to 5,000, Dawan Xinwen Port News reported.
The aforementioned train will cross the Chinese state border at the Khorgos checkpoint, which is on the border with Kazakhstan, and will deliver consumer electronics, auto parts and tires worth a total of $2 million to Central Asia.
International railway transportation on China-Central Asia routes has been carried out in Hefei since 2014. Currently, China-Europe/Central Asia routes connect the administrative center of Anhui Province with 170 railway stations in 20 countries.
According to statistics, 5,190 standard containers of cargo have been shipped from Hefei to Central Asia by rail since the beginning of this year. The increase in the indicator compared to the same period last year was 24.88 percent.
The development of rail links between China and Europe/Central Asia is stimulating growth in exports of locally produced goods. To date, more than 1,500 freight trains have been sent from Hefei specifically to transport products from leading local companies, including automakers Chery, Jianghuai and consumer electronics maker Changhong Meiling. -0-