서울 » First direct cargo train from China arrived

04-11-2019

중국에서 출발한 첫 직행 화물열차 룩셈부르크에 도착

중국 청두시와 룩셈부르크 남부에 위치한 물류 허브인 베템부르크를 연결하는 첫 직행 화물열차가 11월 1일 베템부르크에 도착했다. 이는 룩셈부르크가 국제 물류 허브로써의 자질을 가졌음을 또다시 증명한다.

Located at the junction of major North-South and East-West railway and motorway corridors, Luxembourg offers easy and uncongested access to the European consumer market. Rail freight and logistics service provider CFL multimodal offers scheduled combined rail connections to Antwerp, Zeebruge, Ghent, Lyon, Le Boulou, Barcelona, Trieste and other European hubs. This extensive coverage of Europe – which also includes ferry connections to Scandinavia, the UK and Turkey – has now been further extended with a direct link to Asia.

A first Luxembourg-China cargo train

A cargo train carrying automobile parts, electronics and textiles left Chengdu in China on 19 October. After covering 10,000 km, it reached its destination in Bettembourg on schedule on 2 November. A first test of this route was done in April but then in the other direction, from Bettembourg to Chengdu. These first trials were done to evaluate if this direct connection is economically interesting. This means of transport could, in fact, turn out to be considerably cheaper than air freight and faster than transport by ship.

“Luxembourg is centrally located in Europe. We can quickly deliver goods from Bettembourg to all over Europe,” said Deputy Prime Minister Francois Bausch who was present in Chengdu when the train departed.

Photo: © CFL multimodal
Source: https://www.tradeandinvest.lu/news/first-direct-cargo-train-from-china-arrived/