The train crossed into Europe using Istanbul’s Marmaray subsea tunnel, reaching the Kazlicesme railway station in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul.<\/p>\n
The containers were transported in two parts, with 21 of them pulled by a locomotive of Turkish State Railways and the remainder by a Chinese locomotive.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday Infrastructure Minister Cahit Turhan said the line, which has been in operation since Oct. 30, 2017, has reduced cargo transportation time between China and Turkey from a month to 12 days.<\/p>\n
Turkey has become a central link in a “middle corridor”, which extends between Beijing and London as well as the “Iron Silk Road” — a rail track between Turkey and Kazakhstan, Turhan noted.<\/p>\n
Turhan said with the integration of Marmaray in the route, transportation time between the Far East and Western Europe has been reduced to 18 days.<\/p>\n
“The Iron Silk Road, which benefits approximately 5 billion people and 60 countries, has become a new and very important alternative for global trade networks,” Turhan said.<\/p>\n
The China Railway Express line is carrying an electronic product load equivalent to 42 tractors.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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