Chengdu runs 1,000 cargo trains to Europe in 2017-GoChengdu

A cargo train loaded with 41 containers of electronic products departed from Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, for the Netherlands on December 27.

It brings the total number of cargo trains from Chengdu to Europe to 1,000 this year.

The city has rail routes to 14 European countries.

"Rail freight is one of the fields where the Sino-European cooperation has made very important progress and will continue to do so in the future," said Filippo Nicosia, Italy Consul General in Chongqing.

In 2018, at least 1,000 cargo trains are expected to run from Chengdu to Europe.

(source: www.xinhuanet.com, December 27, 2017)

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