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The SCO Express Line of “Qilu” Eurasian freight train first runs to Baku, Azerbaijan

2021/2/2 16:21:30   source:sdchina.com

On January 31, the first train of the SCO Express Line of “Qilu” Eurasian freight train (SCO Demonstration Zone, China - Baku, Azerbaijan) departed from the Multimodal Transport Center in the SCO Demonstration Zone, for Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, more than 8,000 kilometers away. The opening of the line to Baku marks the expansion of the SCO Express Line's coverage to ports on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus.

The train is loaded with a total of 100 TEUs of goods and materials including tires and air conditioners, which will be distributed locally and to Turkey, Georgia, Romania, Italy, etc. The line adopts the multimodal transportation method of international railway + waterway, with an estimated running time of 18-20 days, about 1/3 less than that of land and sea transport mode.

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