Beijing sends first China-Europe freight train in 2025

An aerial drone photo shows a China-Europe freight train bound for Moscow of Russia waiting for departure at a logistics center in Beijing, capital of China, April 16, 2025. Beijing on Wednesday sent its first China-Europe freight train in 2025. It is estimated that the train will cover a distance of about 9000 kilometers in 16 days. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

An aerial drone photo shows a China-Europe freight train bound for Moscow of Russia waiting for departure at a logistics center in Beijing, capital of China, April 16, 2025. Beijing on Wednesday sent its first China-Europe freight train in 2025. It is estimated that the train will cover a distance of about 9000 kilometers in 16 days. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

An aerial drone photo shows a China-Europe freight train bound for Moscow of Russia waiting for departure at a logistics center in Beijing, capital of China, April 16, 2025. Beijing on Wednesday sent its first China-Europe freight train in 2025. It is estimated that the train will cover a distance of about 9000 kilometers in 16 days. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

A China-Europe freight train bound for Moscow of Russia departs from a logistics center in Beijing, capital of China, April 16, 2025. Beijing on Wednesday sent its first China-Europe freight train in 2025. It is estimated that the train will cover a distance of about 9000 kilometers in 16 days. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

A China-Europe freight train bound for Moscow of Russia waits for departure at a logistics center in Beijing, capital of China, April 16, 2025. Beijing on Wednesday sent its first China-Europe freight train in 2025. It is estimated that the train will cover a distance of about 9000 kilometers in 16 days. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

An aerial drone photo shows a China-Europe freight train bound for Moscow of Russia waiting for departure at a logistics center in Beijing, capital of China, April 16, 2025. Beijing on Wednesday sent its first China-Europe freight train in 2025. It is estimated that the train will cover a distance of about 9000 kilometers in 16 days. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

A reach stacker loads a container onto a China-Europe freight train bound for Moscow of Russia at a logistics center in Beijing, capital of China, April 16, 2025. Beijing on Wednesday sent its first China-Europe freight train in 2025. It is estimated that the train will cover a distance of about 9000 kilometers in 16 days. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)