An international freight train travelling across the Caspian Sea left from Yinchuan in China’s Ningxia autonomous region for Anzali in Iran. The train also crossed the border from the Horgos port in Xinjiang. 51 standard containers totaling 1,400 tonnes in weight and $3.06 million in value make up this train’s cargo. To encourage commercial and trade interactions between Ningxia and Iran, the railway has for the first time opened up a new logistics route into West Asian nations.
The route saves roughly 20 days by traveling a distance of 8,500 kilometres in about 20 days to reach Anzali. The new route saves 6,000 yuan each box as compared to the original Yinchuan-Tehran International freight railway line.
