On November 26, the China-Railway Express (CRE) X8020/19 departed from the South Jinhua Freight Station carrying 82 TEUs of export goods and headed for Dourges, France. With the launch of this Jinhua-France train, the number of Jinhua railway lines stemming from the Yiwu-Madrid CRE train soared from 2 to 14 within six months, a historic development.

The first Jinhua-France train mainly contains export goods such as construction machinery and anti-pandemic materials, worth approximately $3.1 million. After customs inspection and clearance, it departed China through Alashankou Pass and traveled through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, and Germany, the countries along the Belt and Road. Covering more than 11,000-kilometers’ distance, it is scheduled to arrive in Dourges, France in 18 days.

To date, the Yiwu-Madrid CRE train has 13 routes, and 4 branches and 5 logistics distribution centers have been established along the routes. These help connect 37 countries and regions in Asia and Europe, and make Yiwu-Madrid the CRE with the highest load rate, covering the largest number of routes and having the longest transportation routes nationwide. Since June, it has set new records, running up to 6 times in a single day and 100 times in a month. (By Zhang Jiajia, edited by Kendra Fiddler)

       “金华号”法国专列开启浙中新丝路

11月26日9时，载有82个标箱出口货物的X8020/19次从铁路金华南货运站鸣笛启程，驶向万里之遥的法国杜尔日。随着“金华号”法国专列成功首发，“义新欧”金华平台线路在短短半年内从2条猛增至14条，实现历史性突破。

“金华号”法国专列主要载有工程机械、防疫物资等出口货品，货值约310万美元。经海关查验放行后，从阿拉山口出境，沿线将途经哈萨克斯坦、俄罗斯、白俄罗斯、波兰、德国等“一带一路”沿线国家，行程1.1万多公里，预计18天后抵达法国杜尔日。

截至目前，义乌平台中欧班列开行线路已达13条，在沿线设立4个分支机构5个物流分拨中心，连通了亚欧大陆37个国家和地区，成为全国运营方向最多、载重率最高、跨越国家最多、运输线路最长的中欧班列。尤其是6月份以来，创下了单日开行6列、单月突破100列的历史新高。