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Five China-Europe rail connections have now been integrated into a fixed timetable by China Railways and will now be running on a weekly basis. Three of them concern westbound services, while the remaining two are for eastbound trains. The fixed timetable train service is currently capable of delivering goods between China and Europe in less than two weeks.
Currently, 80 fixed timetable trains have been operated, as China Railways stated. Two of the three new westbound links depart every Wednesday and Saturday from Xi’an and end in Duisport. Transit time for these connections revolves around 12 and a half days. The third westbound service implemented into the fixed timetable scheme leaves from Chengdu and runs up to the Polish city Lodz. Departures are scheduled for every Saturday, with a transit time of roughly 11 and a half days.
For eastbound services, one train will leave Duisburg every Tuesday while the other one will leave Lodz every Thursday. The transit time is slightly faster than the westbound traffic, with a scheduled travel time of around 11 and a half days for both. The convoy departing from Duisburg is operated in cooperation with DB Cargo Eurasia, while the one departing from Lodz is handled by a partnership that also involved RTSB. Read more
Source: RAILFREIGHT.COM
