TAIYUAN - Cargo train services began Saturday between Taiyuan, capital of North China's Shanxi province, and Kazakhstan's Pavlodar.

A train carrying 41 containers left the Zhongding Logistics Park Saturday morning on a trip of 3,705 kilometers.

The cargo train service between Taiyuan and Pavlodar will cut delivery time to seven days.

The Taiyuan-Pavlodar line is the first cargo service from Shanxi to central Asia.