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Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe rail service to open to new products

THE Chongqing government and Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe freight rail operator have jointly announced that the service will start two to three runs a week in April and will no longer suspend operation in winter, Xinhua reports.

Zhou Shulin, general manager of Yuxinou Logistics, the rail operator, said that after three year's operation with priority for IT products, they have now decided to carry all kinds of freight.

The service will be upgraded to twice a week on Tuesday and Saturday, thrice a week in the period from June to November on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and twice weekly again in December on Thursday and Saturday.

Mr Zhou said the Europe-bound service will now carry various kinds of freight from southwestern, central, southern and eastern regions besides Chongqing-made IT products. The Chongqing-bound service will carry mostly high value added goods such as auto parts, pharmaceuticals, machines and chemicals.

Yang Liqiong, an official from the Chongqing government, said now more products are able to enjoy the efficient, safe, convenient and cost-saving railway service, which will attract more shippers from the region as well as from Europe.

As of January this year, the Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe freight railway service has launched 96 runs, including one return service, carrying a total of 8,434 TEU of trade cargo which valued more than US$3 billion.