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Goods directed between China and Spain has reached Madrid the first railway convoy
The line of about 13.000 kilometers is covered in 21 days
December 10, 2014
Yesterday in the logistics center of Abroñigal, to Madrid, goods directed between China and Spain has reached the first railway convoy after a travel of about 13.000 kilometers that the railway line of the world represents longer. The results of this travel, that it is I yield of the engagement assumed from the presidents of the governments of the two nations in the recent reunion of september in order to throw again the commercial relations between the two Countries, will be estimated in sight of the possible introduction of stable and bidirectional a railway corridor goods between Spain and China.
The convoy, that it has left on 18 November from Yiwu, on the coast oriental of China, has covered about 13.000 kilometers in the previewed time of 21 days and has crossed Kazakistan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, France and Spain until the 40 Madrid where are unloaded 30 of container with which it has begun its travel.
The train, managed from IRS (InterRail Services) and DB Schenker Rail, in Spain is operated by the Transfesa. Along its distance the convoy, of the gross weight of 1.400 tons, has changed locomotori every 800 kilometers approximately. Moreover operations of variation of gauge or transfer of container in the cities of the frontier of Dostyk (Kazakistan), Brest (Belarus) and Irún (Spain are carried out).
The first result of this experimental travel has been the recording of a saving of time estimated in beyond ten days for the transport of goods for railway way regarding the time that would have been necessary for a shipment by sea.
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Yesterday in the logistics center of Abroñigal, to Madrid, goods directed between China and Spain has reached the first railway convoy after a travel of about 13.000 kilometers that the railway line of the world represents longer. The results of this travel, that it is I yield of the engagement assumed from the presidents of the governments of the two nations in the recent reunion of september in order to throw again the commercial relations between the two Countries, will be estimated in sight of the possible introduction of stable and bidirectional a railway corridor goods between Spain and China.
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