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08:41, 26-Dec-2017
Zhengzhou-Hamburg cargo line makes 1,000 trips
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On Monday evening a cargo train from central China's Zhengzhou started it's 1000th trip to Germany's Hamburg.
The train carried a consignment of 90 standard-sized containers containing auto parts, garments and rose seedlings.
According to the route operator, Zhengzhou International Hub Development, and Construction Co, nearly 520,000 tons of cargo worth 5.2 billion US dollars have been delivered since the first Zhengzhou-Germany cargo train started to run in July 2013.
As of Monday, 586 journeys were made to Hamburg and 414 to Zhengzhou, according to the company.
Since the launch of the service, the frequency has increased from once a month to eight round trips a week, underpinned by the Belt and Road Initiative.
More than 1,300 kinds of goods have been carried by trains. Products are delivered to 121 cities in 24 countries in the EU, Russia and Central Asia.
Each trip, which passes through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland before reaching Germany, takes 11 to 14 days.
A number of Chinese cities have similar freight trains to central Asia and Europe. The number of China-Europe freight trains reached a new high this year, surpassing the record of past six years combined.
More than 3,000 cargo trains shuttle on 57 routes between the two continents, according to China Railway Corporation.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency