A new freight train route linking Poland and southern China was launched this week, the Xinhua News Agency has reported.

According to the official press agency of China, a train carrying electrical products and sheet metal, left the city of Qinzhou in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region for Małaszewicze, eastern Poland, on Wednesday.

The train will cover the distance of some 11,000 kilometers. The whole trip will take between 18 and 20 days, which is 12 days shorter compared to maritime transport.

The Polish government has been actively seeking to increase the number of trains between Poland and China.

Source: IAR

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