Chongqing News

Unique Yuxin'ou International Railway

2013-08-01 17:50:57

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- The transport of Yuxin'ou (Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe) International Railway across the Eurasian Continental Bridge can be described by 7 keywords: GPS control for cargo safety during the whole journey, the precedent of non-repeated check by customs along the line, service platform co-built by multinational railway departments, trans-continental operation of unified waybill for international railway combined transport, products from downstream of the Yangtze River transferred via the upstream for Europe, European products into China via Alatow Pass, and thermal insulation technology adopted in international long-distance transport.

Yuxin'ou International Railway, known as the third Eurasian Continental Bridge, has been operated for over 2 years. The combined train set off for its first whole journey on March 19, 2011, carrying electronic products produced by HP in Chongqing, departed from Tuanjiecun and arrived in Duisburg of Germany.

The 16-day journey saves nearly 30 days compared to the water route, first to Shanghai by the Yangtze River and across the ocean to Europe. (Translated by Chen Siyan, Fathom Language Limited)

Editor:Liu Kan