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New Silk Road Logistics Forum held in Germany

STORY: New Silk Road Logistics Forum held in Germany DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: DUISBURG, Germany CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the New Silk Road Logistics Forum in Duisburg, Germany STORYLINE: A forum on how to improve logistics on the Silk Road was held in Duisburg, Germany this week. The new Silk Road Logistics Forum was attended by over 200 representatives from Germany and China, who discussed ways to boost their cooperation. Freight trains between China and Europe have expanded, and Duisburg is now connected with over 20 Chinese cities. Named the China-Europe Railway Express, the freight trains between China and Europe are a successful and competitive project under the Belt and Road initiative, said Lars Nennhaus, COO of Duisburger Hagen AG. The cooperation on logistics between Duisburger Hafen AG and its Chinese partners is covering a wide range of areas, Nennhaus added. As the biggest inland port city in Europe and an international trade and logistics hub, Dui

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China Railway 12306 APP

China Railway 12306 APP

SUQIAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 - A mobile phone shows the China Railway 12306 APP in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 22, 2023.

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China Railway 12306 APP

China Railway 12306 APP

SUQIAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 - A mobile phone shows the China Railway 12306 APP in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 22, 2023.

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China Railway 12306 APP

China Railway 12306 APP

SUQIAN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 - A mobile phone shows the China Railway 12306 APP in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 22, 2023.

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Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Line

Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Line

ZOUCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - A bullet train runs at a high speed on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway line in Dashu town, Zoucheng city, East China's Shandong province, Sept 21, 2023.

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Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Line

Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Line

ZOUCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - A bullet train runs at a high speed on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway line in Dashu town, Zoucheng city, East China's Shandong province, Sept 21, 2023.

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Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Line

Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Line

ZOUCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - A bullet train runs at a high speed on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway line in Dashu town, Zoucheng city, East China's Shandong province, Sept 21, 2023.

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Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Line

Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Line

ZOUCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - A bullet train runs at a high speed on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway line in Dashu town, Zoucheng city, East China's Shandong province, Sept 21, 2023.

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Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Line

Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Line

ZOUCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - A bullet train runs at a high speed on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway line in Dashu town, Zoucheng city, East China's Shandong province, Sept 21, 2023.

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Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Line

Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Line

ZOUCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - A bullet train runs at a high speed on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway line in Dashu town, Zoucheng city, East China's Shandong province, Sept 21, 2023.

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Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Line

Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Line

ZOUCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - A bullet train runs at a high speed on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway line in Dashu town, Zoucheng city, East China's Shandong province, Sept 21, 2023.

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Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Line

Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway Line

ZOUCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - A bullet train runs at a high speed on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway line in Dashu town, Zoucheng city, East China's Shandong province, Sept 21, 2023.

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High-speed Railway Construction in Yantai

High-speed Railway Construction in Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - Builders use a new type of intelligent local two-line rail laying unit independently developed in China to lay track, September 21, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China. The unit can realize cross-line track laying and make the track laying of high-speed railway line more efficient.

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High-speed Railway Construction in Yantai

High-speed Railway Construction in Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - Builders use a new type of intelligent local two-line rail laying unit independently developed in China to lay track, September 21, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China. The unit can realize cross-line track laying and make the track laying of high-speed railway line more efficient.

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High-speed Railway Construction in Yantai

High-speed Railway Construction in Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - Builders use a new type of intelligent local two-line rail laying unit independently developed in China to lay track, September 21, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China. The unit can realize cross-line track laying and make the track laying of high-speed railway line more efficient.

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High-speed Railway Construction in Yantai

High-speed Railway Construction in Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - Builders use a new type of intelligent local two-line rail laying unit independently developed in China to lay track, September 21, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China. The unit can realize cross-line track laying and make the track laying of high-speed railway line more efficient.

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High-speed Railway Construction in Yantai

High-speed Railway Construction in Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - Builders use a new type of intelligent local two-line rail laying unit independently developed in China to lay track, September 21, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China. The unit can realize cross-line track laying and make the track laying of high-speed railway line more efficient.

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High-speed Railway Construction in Yantai

High-speed Railway Construction in Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - Builders use a new type of intelligent local two-line rail laying unit independently developed in China to lay track, September 21, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China. The unit can realize cross-line track laying and make the track laying of high-speed railway line more efficient.

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High-speed Railway Construction in Yantai

High-speed Railway Construction in Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - Builders use a new type of intelligent local two-line rail laying unit independently developed in China to lay track, September 21, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China. The unit can realize cross-line track laying and make the track laying of high-speed railway line more efficient.

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High-speed Railway Construction in Yantai

High-speed Railway Construction in Yantai

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - Builders use a new type of intelligent local two-line rail laying unit independently developed in China to lay track, September 21, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China. The unit can realize cross-line track laying and make the track laying of high-speed railway line more efficient.

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

(230921) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A stewardess stands next to the train to Mombasa at Nairobi Terminus Station of the China built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 20, 2023. In 2017, the SGR, built and operated by China Road and Bridge Corporation, was officially opened to traffic. As the first railway built since Kenya's independence, it runs 480 km between the capital Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa. Cutting the travel time between the two cities by five hours, it also reduces overall logistics costs by about 40 percent. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

(230921) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows a train leaving for Mombasa waiting at the Nairobi Terminus Station of the China built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2017, the SGR, built and operated by China Road and Bridge Corporation, was officially opened to traffic. As the first railway built since Kenya's independence, it runs 480 km between the capital Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa. Cutting the travel time between the two cities by five hours, it also reduces overall logistics costs by about 40 percent. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

(230921) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A train from Mombasa pulls into Nairobi Terminus Station of the China built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 20, 2023. In 2017, the SGR, built and operated by China Road and Bridge Corporation, was officially opened to traffic. As the first railway built since Kenya's independence, it runs 480 km between the capital Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa. Cutting the travel time between the two cities by five hours, it also reduces overall logistics costs by about 40 percent. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

(230921) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows a view of dispatching centre hall of the China built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2017, the SGR, built and operated by China Road and Bridge Corporation, was officially opened to traffic. As the first railway built since Kenya's independence, it runs 480 km between the capital Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa. Cutting the travel time between the two cities by five hours, it also reduces overall logistics costs by about 40 percent. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

(230921) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows passengers preparing to board the train to Mombasa at Nairobi Terminus Station of the China built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2017, the SGR, built and operated by China Road and Bridge Corporation, was officially opened to traffic. As the first railway built since Kenya's independence, it runs 480 km between the capital Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa. Cutting the travel time between the two cities by five hours, it also reduces overall logistics costs by about 40 percent. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

(230921) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows a view of the Nairobi Terminus Station of the China built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2017, the SGR, built and operated by China Road and Bridge Corporation, was officially opened to traffic. As the first railway built since Kenya's independence, it runs 480 km between the capital Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa. Cutting the travel time between the two cities by five hours, it also reduces overall logistics costs by about 40 percent. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

(230921) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows a view of the Nairobi Terminus Station of the China built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2017, the SGR, built and operated by China Road and Bridge Corporation, was officially opened to traffic. As the first railway built since Kenya's independence, it runs 480 km between the capital Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa. Cutting the travel time between the two cities by five hours, it also reduces overall logistics costs by about 40 percent. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

(230921) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers get off a train from Mombasa at Nairobi Terminus Station of the China built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 20, 2023. In 2017, the SGR, built and operated by China Road and Bridge Corporation, was officially opened to traffic. As the first railway built since Kenya's independence, it runs 480 km between the capital Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa. Cutting the travel time between the two cities by five hours, it also reduces overall logistics costs by about 40 percent. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

(230921) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows the Nairobi Terminus Station of the China built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2017, the SGR, built and operated by China Road and Bridge Corporation, was officially opened to traffic. As the first railway built since Kenya's independence, it runs 480 km between the capital Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa. Cutting the travel time between the two cities by five hours, it also reduces overall logistics costs by about 40 percent. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

(230921) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows a view of the Nairobi Terminus Station of the China built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2017, the SGR, built and operated by China Road and Bridge Corporation, was officially opened to traffic. As the first railway built since Kenya's independence, it runs 480 km between the capital Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa. Cutting the travel time between the two cities by five hours, it also reduces overall logistics costs by about 40 percent. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

(230921) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows a view of the Nairobi Terminus Station of the China built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2017, the SGR, built and operated by China Road and Bridge Corporation, was officially opened to traffic. As the first railway built since Kenya's independence, it runs 480 km between the capital Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa. Cutting the travel time between the two cities by five hours, it also reduces overall logistics costs by about 40 percent. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

KENYA-MOMBASA-NAIROBI-RAILWAY

(230921) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are seen in the train to Mombasa at Nairobi Terminus Station of the China built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 20, 2023. In 2017, the SGR, built and operated by China Road and Bridge Corporation, was officially opened to traffic. As the first railway built since Kenya's independence, it runs 480 km between the capital Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa. Cutting the travel time between the two cities by five hours, it also reduces overall logistics costs by about 40 percent. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(230920) -- CHONGQING, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A welder is at work at the construction site of the Yongchuan South Station in the Sichuan-Chongqing section of the Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 20, 2023. The 699-kilometer-long Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, is a key constituent of the railway corridor linking China's capital Beijing and Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(230920) -- CHONGQING, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows the Yongchuan South Station under construction in the Sichuan-Chongqing section of the Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The 699-kilometer-long Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, is a key constituent of the railway corridor linking China's capital Beijing and Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(230920) -- CHONGQING, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers are engaged in building activities at the construction site of the Yongchuan South Station in the Sichuan-Chongqing section of the Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 20, 2023. The 699-kilometer-long Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, is a key constituent of the railway corridor linking China's capital Beijing and Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(230920) -- CHONGQING, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows the Jiangjin North Station under construction in the Sichuan-Chongqing section of the Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The 699-kilometer-long Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, is a key constituent of the railway corridor linking China's capital Beijing and Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(230920) -- CHONGQING, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker is engaged in building activities at the construction site of the Jiangjin North Station in the Sichuan-Chongqing section of the Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 20, 2023. The 699-kilometer-long Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, is a key constituent of the railway corridor linking China's capital Beijing and Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(230920) -- CHONGQING, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers are engaged in building activities at the construction site of the Jiangjin North Station in the Sichuan-Chongqing section of the Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 20, 2023. The 699-kilometer-long Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, is a key constituent of the railway corridor linking China's capital Beijing and Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION (CN)

(230920) -- CHONGQING, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker is engaged in building activities at the construction site of the Jiangjin North Station in the Sichuan-Chongqing section of the Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 20, 2023. The 699-kilometer-long Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway, with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, is a key constituent of the railway corridor linking China's capital Beijing and Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

(230920) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows an intermodal express train loaded with 50-foot containers departing for Changsha of central China's Hunan Province at Guangzhou International Port Railway Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from east China's Shanghai, Guangzhou, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

(230920) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows an intermodal express train loaded with 50-foot containers departing for Changsha of central China's Hunan Province at Guangzhou International Port Railway Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from east China's Shanghai, Guangzhou, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

(230920) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An intermodal express train loaded with 50-foot containers departs for Changsha of central China's Hunan Province at Guangzhou International Port Railway Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province on Sept. 20, 2023. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from east China's Shanghai, Guangzhou, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

(230920) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows an intermodal express train loaded with 50-foot containers at Guangzhou International Port Railway Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from east China's Shanghai, Guangzhou, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

(230920) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2023 shows a 50-foot container being loaded onto an intermodal express train at Guangzhou International Port Railway Station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from east China's Shanghai, Guangzhou, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

(230920) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An intermodal express train loaded with 50-foot containers departs for Dongguan of south China's Guangdong Province at Minhang Railway Station in east China's Shanghai on Sept. 20, 2023. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from Shanghai, Guangzhou of south China's Guangdong Province, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

(230920) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An intermodal express train loaded with 50-foot containers departs for Dongguan of south China's Guangdong Province at Minhang Railway Station in east China's Shanghai on Sept. 20, 2023. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from Shanghai, Guangzhou of south China's Guangdong Province, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-FREIGHT TRAIN-50-FOOT CONTAINER (CN)

(230920) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An intermodal express train loaded with 50-foot containers departs for Dongguan of south China's Guangdong Province at Minhang Railway Station in east China's Shanghai on Sept. 20, 2023. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from Shanghai, Guangzhou of south China's Guangdong Province, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

(230920) -- ABUJA, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 18, 2023 shows the Idu Railway Station in Abuja, Nigeria. The Abuja-Kaduna railway constructed by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has safely transported nearly 6.57 million passengers since it started operation in 2016. With nine stations and a design speed of 150 km per hour, the rail line covers a distance of 186.5 km. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

(230920) -- ABUJA, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two passengers pose for photos inside a train carriage at the Idu Railway Station in Abuja, Nigeria, Sept. 18, 2023. The Abuja-Kaduna railway constructed by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has safely transported nearly 6.57 million passengers since it started operation in 2016. With nine stations and a design speed of 150 km per hour, the rail line covers a distance of 186.5 km. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

NIGERIA-ABUJA-KADUNA RAILWAY-IDU STATION

(230920) -- ABUJA, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A driver prepares for departure at the Idu Railway Station in Abuja, Nigeria, Sept. 18, 2023. The Abuja-Kaduna railway constructed by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has safely transported nearly 6.57 million passengers since it started operation in 2016. With nine stations and a design speed of 150 km per hour, the rail line covers a distance of 186.5 km. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)

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