The first Chinese freight train from China to Europe enters Turkey

18:09, 07.11.2019

The first Chinese train, called the China Railway Express, which will go to Europe using the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad has entered Turkey’s eastern province Kars.

The train crossed into Europe using Istanbul’s Marmaray subsea tunnel.

The train is traveling over two continents, 10 countries, two seas and 11,483 kilometers (7,135 miles) of road in 12 days with 42 container-loaded wagons.

The China Railway Express line is carrying an electronic product load equivalent to 42 tractors.

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