A freight train left Hanoi for Belgium for the primary time on Tuesday, carrying containers of garments, textiles, and leather-based footwear.
The brand new route will take trains between Yen Vien Railway Station in Hanoi and the Belgian metropolis of Liege, the place the containers can be unloaded and despatched by vans to the ultimate vacation spot, the Dutch city of Rotterdam, the Vietnam Railways stated.
Every practice with 23 forty-foot containers will arrive on the Chinese metropolis of Zhengzhou, and be related to the Asia-Europe practice sure for Belgium by Russia and Central Asian international locations. A visit will take 25-27 days.
The Transportation & Trade Joint Stock Company (Ratraco) has tied up with forwarders in numerous international locations to supply logistics companies to prospects utilizing the brand new practice to move items.
Ratraco and its European companions plan to run eight trains a month.
Cargo transport by practice has grown significantly in current instances whilst passenger transport has declined because of Covid-19, Vietnam Railways stated.