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Pilot container train dispatched through Kazakhstan's territory

Transport Materials 7 April 2020 14:46 (UTC +04:00)
Pilot container train dispatched through Kazakhstan's territory

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr.7

By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:

Pilot container train has been dispatched from China to go to Belarus via territory of Kazakhstan, Trend reports with reference to Kazakhstan’s KTZ Express National Company.

The new container service oversees regular transportation of trains from China to Belarus’ Zhodzina station via territory of Kazakhstan and Russia. First trains organized by KTZ Express were dispatched on Mar. 29 and 30.

Thus, first two container trains were dispatched from China’s Chengxiang station in Fujian province. Each train consisted of 41 forty-foot containers carrying goods of consumer goods and construction materials.

On Apr. 3, 2020, the train arrived at Altynkol station on Kazakhstan and China border. The train went through Kazakhstan’s territory over the course of three days.

A number of international transport routes go through territory of Kazakhstan. Since the beginning of novel coronavirus outbreak, Kazakhstan has suspended passenger traffic with a number of countries, including China.

However, this measure did not affect cargo and transit transportation, which is still underway as usual.

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