Belt and Road
News about rail between Europe and Asia
First exclusive train for oranges China-Russia
China Railway Express has launched its first exclusive train for oranges on the New Silk Road. The service runs between Yichang in central China and Moscow in 16 days. The oranges of Yichang are a product...Read more
New TEN-T maps for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
The maps of the TEN-T network in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine have been presented. The European core transport network has for the first time been extended towards these eastern countries, in order...Read more
Full-length container trains from Belarus to China expand
United Transport and Logistics Company Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA) in cooperation with Belintertrans has developed a technology to form and forward full-length container trains from Belarus to China. A new waypoint is Lupolovo station,...Read more
New Silk Road threat to Schiphol Airport, not Port of Rotterdam
The New Silk Road forms a threat to western airports, rather than sea ports, according to ING’s Economic Office. This could be especially true for the transport of more expensive consumer products such as medicines,...Read more
Rail Cargo Group handles 400 trains Asia-Europe in 2018
Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has reached its ambitious goal this month of handling a total of 400 trains between Asia and Europe in 2018. It transported more than 30,000 standard containers by rail between Asia...Read more
PKP LHS to launch regular container train from Chengdu to Slawkow
Polish rail freight company PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa (PKP LHS) has signed an agreement with China Railway Tielong Specialised Container Logistics B.U. and China Communications and Transport Association on promoting and launching a regular container...Read more
Holland Pavilion in Chengdu, China to promote export by rail
The Chinese city of Chengdu has a Holland Pavilion from this week, a place where Dutch entrepreneurs can present their products to Chinese importers. The pavilion is set up by GVT and Chengdu International Railway...Read more
Hungary gears up to become EU gateway New Silk Road
The Hungarian government is to deploy eight new intermodal yards; seven in the countryside and one near Budapest to accommodate rail freight traffic from the Far East to Europe. It is eyeing a strategic position...Read more
Dutch logistics hub Venlo adds railway route to China via Azerbaijan
The Dutch logistic hotspot in Venlo has two new train connections. Twice a week a train departs in the direction of China via the Middle Corridor, while another twice-a week service is launched to Mortara...Read more
New mileston for UTLC ERA: 2,500th train on New Silk Road
The United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA) has operated its 2,500th train of this year on the corridor between China and Europe. On 25 October, the train departed from Xian...Read more
Russia tests new container train to China via Mongolia
Russian Railways (RZD) is testing a new container service from Ekaterinburg in Russia to the Chinese city of Erlianhot (Erenhot) via the territory of neighbouring Mongolia. The new service is expected to improve connection between...Read more
New direct block train Europe-China connects Liège-Zhengzhou
The first direct train service between Liège in Belgium and Zhengzhou in Central China became operative on 24 October 2018. It is the latest block train route added to the railway network between Europe and...Read more
EU disapproves of broad gauge extension Bratislava-Vienna
The European Commission objects to the plan that will see an extension of the broad gauge railway line from Slovakia to Austria. Meanwhile, the project is about to enter the next phase, moving closer towards...Read more