http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2013-09/13/content_16966629.htmWith shorter transport times and lower costs for freight, international rail lines linking central and western China with Central Asia have helped to improve connectivity and trade between the regions.
Starting in Chongqing, the Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe International Railway passes through Xi'an, Lanzhou, Urumqi and the Alataw Pass, where it enters Kazakhstan, before continuing through Russia, Belarus and Poland, finally ending in Duisburg, Germany.
Stretching 11,179 kilometers, it takes just 16 days on average to transport goods from China to Europe by rail, 20 days fewer than by sea from China's eastern ports, making rail ideal for goods with a shorter shelf life.
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China to Europe in half the time: rail freight!
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I was wondering how that was doing just yesterday!
"Like the line linking Chongqing and Duisburg, the Zhengzhou-Europe railway has to change gauges twice, a feat that is accomplished by crane. "
- If you actually wanted to make it a real success then that would be stupid!
When you look at the size of modern container ships it is never going to be an economic way of transporting goods from Shanghai to UK unless they have a time limit. For countries without access to the oceans maybe.
"The first freight train along this route had 41 containers,"
The Majestic Maersk container ship takes 18,000 containers per trip! - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303759604579093173058403920.html
"Like the line linking Chongqing and Duisburg, the Zhengzhou-Europe railway has to change gauges twice, a feat that is accomplished by crane. "
- If you actually wanted to make it a real success then that would be stupid!
When you look at the size of modern container ships it is never going to be an economic way of transporting goods from Shanghai to UK unless they have a time limit. For countries without access to the oceans maybe.
"The first freight train along this route had 41 containers,"
The Majestic Maersk container ship takes 18,000 containers per trip! - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303759604579093173058403920.html
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Did you see that "Maersk" is a Danish Christian name,so that's like a ship called the Majestic Colin. I do hope a ship called "Majestic" doesn't go the wrong way lolWindy wrote:The Majestic Maersk container ship takes 18,000 containers per trip! - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303759604579093173058403920.html
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