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CRE (Changsha) launches freight trains to Kyiv

Apr 15, 2021 Zhuang Yurong Print

The first freight train to Kyiv launched by CRE(Changsha) departed from Changshabei Railway Station on April 13 to Erenhot Railway Port in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and is expected to arrive in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine 17 days later, marking the launch of a regular freight train from Changsha to Ukraine.

The freight train with 50 carriages is loaded with commodities such as furniture, food, mechanical equipment, and daily necessities, which weigh 465,000 kilograms in total and are worth about 1.86 million dollars.

It takes less time to travel from China to other Eurasian countries by land via Erenhot Railway Port. Ukraine is the second largest country and an important harbor and foreign trade center in Europe. It takes 45 days to transport commodities from Changsha to Ukraine by sea while it only takes about 17 days by train.

At present, CRE (Changsha) has launched outward voyages to Russia, Minsk, and Budapest, and return trips from Hamburg, Budapest, and Russia. It runs over ten routes on a regular basis which cover 28 cities in 13 countries, establishes commodity collecting and distributing hubs in over two thirds of the areas of China, and builds an international logistics network connecting regions in Europe, Central Asia, and ASEAN.


Edited by Li Ling