On June 20, the "Cross-Caspian" international freight train from Ningxia (Yinchuan) to Iran (Anzali) departed from Yinchuan South Station, exited from Horgos Port in Xinjiang, and crossed the Caspian Sea through Kazakhstan to Anzali, Iran. port.
The launch of this train has opened up a new international logistics channel for Ningxia to "cross the Caspian Sea" into West Asian countries for the first time, which is of great significance to promoting economic and trade exchanges between Ningxia and Iran.
This train has a total of 51 standard containers, with a cargo weight of about 1,400 tons and a cargo value of about 3.06 million US dollars. The whole journey is about 8,500 kilometers and the operation is about 20 days, which saves about 20 days compared with the traditional shipping, and is compared with the original Yinchuan-Iran Tehran International. The freight line saves 6,000 yuan per box.
(Reporter Yu Jing produced Zhou Jing)
Responsible editor: [Li Ji]