OREANDA-NEWS.  The first international freight train loaded with household appliances and electronic products left Hefei North Railway Station, a logistics base, for Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and other countries in Central Asia thorough Alataw Port of Xingjiang yesterday. It will reach the destinations in a week. 

It's learned that Shanghai Railway Administration and Hefei Municipal Government work together to build Hefei international railway freight corridor of New Eurasian Land Bridge and participate in the construction of the New Silk Road Economic Belt. The train is scheduled to run once a month now. It will be increased to two times by the end of the year and three times or once a week next year. Besides, the city plans to send freight trains to Russia and Western European countries in the future to shorten the transport time.

With the launch of the international freight train from Hefei to Central Asia, Hefei Municipal Government and Shanghai Railway Administration shall endeavor to build Hefei North Railway Station into an important internal logistics base and one of the freight transport centers of the New Eurasian Land Bridge.