China’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area on Tuesday launched its first China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) international multimodal cargo train, enhancing connectivity between Central Asia and the southeastern region of China, China Media Group (CMG) reported.
This new train route adopted the containerized “railway-road” multimodal transport mode.
After arriving in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region via railway, the cargo will then transferred to road transport. And thus exit through the Irkeshtam port.
As passing through Kyrgyzstan, and ultimately reaching Uzbekistan. CMG said. Thus, citing information from local customs.
Compared to traditional routes, this new line saves approximately five days in transit time.
Thus, providing a more efficient and expedited logistics channel for trade between the Greater Bay Area and Central Asian countries, according to the report.
Previously, trade transportation between China and Central Asian countries. As it largely relied on China-Europe freight train route via the Horgos Port.
With the rapid increase in trade volume, the port congestion has worsened. As necessitating the establishment of a new transportation corridor to accelerate cargo flow.
The new route will not only strengthen economic and trade exchanges between the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Greater Bay Area.
But also pave the way for the future operation of the China-Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway project. This expected to start construction within the year.