Express freight train service launched between China's Xi'an, Uzbekistan's Tashkent

An express freight train service began between Xi'an City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, and Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan on January 1, 2025.

It also marked the first service of the China-Europe Railway Express services in Xi'an in the new year.

The train, carrying 50 containers of goods including major appliances, textiles and chemicals, will leave China via the Horgos Port, and pass through Kazakhstan before reaching Uzbekistan's Tashkent, with a total distance of more than 4,600 kilometers.

The service has nearly halved the delivery time from eight to 10 days, to five or six days.

Express freight train service launched between China's Xi'an, Uzbekistan's Tashkent

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Hong Kong stocks close higher Friday