2017 01 21 左永安顧問 左記歐洲商行 安永經營管理顧問集團 安永全球電商 台北左府(無極)道德宮 台北市酒類商業同業公會 美酒網 台灣最有公信力 酒類 販售 電子商務網站 天藍海 鹿鳴國際電子商務有限公司 台大 台師大 EMBA 共通核心職能 TTQS ICAP PMP'China freight train' in first trip to Barking London will become the 15th European city to join what the Chinese government calls the New Silk Route. The service will pass through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France before arriving at Barking Rail Freight Terminal in East London, which is directly connected to the High Speed 1 rail line to the European mainland.

'China freight train' in first trip to Barking

• 3 January 2017
 
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Image captionThe first freight train from China arrived in Hamburg in August 2013 after a 15 day journey

China has launched a direct rail freight service to London, as part of its drive to develop trade and investment ties with Europe.

China Railway already runs services between China and other European cities, including Madrid and Hamburg.

The train will take about two weeks to cover the 12,000 mile journey and is carrying a cargo of clothes, bags and other household items.

It has the advantage of being cheaper than air freight and faster than sea.

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Image captionThe first China-Europe Block Train for Madrid left Yiwu Railway Freight Station in November 2014

The proliferation of routes linking China and Europe is part of a strategy launched in 2013 aimed at boosting infrastructure links with Europe along the former Silk Road trading routes.

London will become the 15th European city to join what the Chinese government calls the New Silk Route.

The service will pass through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France before arriving at Barking Rail Freight Terminal in East London, which is directly connected to the High Speed 1 rail line to the European mainland.

Because of the different railway gauges involved, a single train cannot travel the whole route and the containers need to be reloaded at various points.

The Chinese government is keen to boost its economy in the face of slowing export and economic growth.

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