The first cargo train linking Xiamen in Southeastern China and Europe has finished a round-trip journey and returned home with a load of made-in-Europe goods, including beer, juice, fruit wine, red wine, sparkling wine, and snacks.
The train departed Xiamen on August 16th and arrived in Lodz in Poland after an 18-day journey. The train returned Xiamen on September 17th.
The cross-border rail is an extension of the Chengdu-Europe express railway, the fastest cargo passage from western China to Europe.
The train carried 600 tons of imported products, including food and beverages worth more than 10 million yuan.
Fan Jialin, president of the Xiamen-Chengdu-Europe Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd, says the direct rail link has huge potential.
"The prices of the products are very competitive because they skipped intermediate trade links. We purchased products directly from overseas suppliers and used a direct logistical pathway. The products are to enter the main stores and supermarkets in Xiamen directly."
Insiders expect that the Xiamen-Chengdu-Europe railway will transport cargo worth up to 40 billion yuan each year, bringing an annual revenue of 300 million yuan to Xiamen's Haicang District.
