A driver makes preparation before the departure of Kunming-Qinzhou port freight train loaded with fertilizer and coffee beans in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 18, 2018. A regular sea-and-rail transit route linking Kunming and Singapore started operation on Friday. Meanwhile, a freight train carrying corn, sorghum, soybeans and stone left Qinzhou port for Kunming, inaugurating a two-way freight train route with greatly increased transport capacity and lower costs that will promote cross-border logistics and trade, according to the city's rail authority. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
KUNMING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- A regular sea-and-rail transit route linking Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, and Singapore started operation on Friday.
A freight train loaded with fertilizer and coffee beans left Kunming for Qinzhou port in neighboring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where the cargo will depart by ship to Singapore. The total travel time will be slashed to about seven days from the previous half a month, saving several hundred yuan (1 USD equals about 6.4 RMB yuan) per container of goods.
Meanwhile, a freight train carrying corn, sorghum, soybeans and stone left Qinzhou port for Kunming, inaugurating a two-way freight train route with greatly increased transport capacity and lower costs that will promote cross-border logistics and trade, according to the city's rail authority.
