New sea-rail freight train route linking China to south Asia launched

A bulk carrier and barges are docked near Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China, on March 24, 2020. - Bloomberg

CHONGQING (Xinhua): A new sea-rail freight train route linking China, Vietnam, India and other countries was launched in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Wednesday (March 25), according to the route's operation platform.

The first freight train on the route, loaded with over 10 million yuan (about US$1.42mil) worth of motorcycles and other cargo, departed from Changshou District in Chongqing and will arrive at Qinzhou Port in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in two days.