According to China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd., at 10:01 on October 1, the X8410 train, loaded with 100 TEUs of goods, departed from Yiwu West Railway Station and rushed to Minsk, Belarus, 10,978 kilometers away from Yiwu. As of October 1, the Yiwu platform has run 1004 CRE trains this year, shipping 82,800 TEUs in total, an increase of 57.7% year over year. Among them, 770 have been outbound trains, a year-on-year increase of 23.8%; 234 were return trains, a year-on-year increase of 1413.9%.

The X8410 train, which is for shipping Geely Auto Parts only, leaves the country via the Erlianhot Railway Port, passes through Russia, and is expected to arrive in Minsk in about 15 days. The railway sector and the CRE platform operators jointly operate the CRE trains to promote the integrated development of Chinese manufacturing and global supply chains. On National Day, the Yiwu platform ran five trains to five Central Asian countries and Belarus.

With unique advantages such as stability, efficiency, and wide coverage, CRE trains have become a major bridge connecting Eurasia. (Photo and text by Wu Yihan, translated by Wei Han, edited by Kendra Fiddler)