ASTANA, Kazakhstan, August 22. The first container train from Chengdu, China to Antwerp, Belgium will transit through Kazakhstan, Trend reports via Kazakhstan Railways.
The specialized DPD (Dynamic Parcel Distribution) train for La
Poste (the French national postal service) consists of 55
containers loaded with cross-border e-commerce goods and products
requiring cold chain compliance. After leaving China through the
Altynkol checkpoint, the train will pass through Kazakhstan,
Russia, Belarus, Poland, and Germany.
“This train uses the ‘via Europe’ transport model. After arriving
at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, it will continue by rail to
countries in Western and Southern Europe, including Spain, Italy,
France, Germany, and the United Kingdom within 2 - 3 days. The
entire journey is expected to take 16 - 18 days, providing
customers with an efficient ‘one stop - multi-stage distribution’
logistics solution,” noted Pan Jianhua, Chairman of Chengdu
International Railway Port Investment and Development Co., Ltd.
This marks the first direct international rail route between Chengdu and Antwerp. As a result, the number of cities served by the “Chengdu International Express” has now reached 126.