China launches direct rail, sea freight service between Kunming and Karachi

mhafeez

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
China launches direct rail, sea freight service between Kunming and Karachi

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KARACHI: China and Pakistan have launched a direct rail and sea freight service, with the first cargo train departing from Yunnan, an inland province in southwest China, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

According to Dawn.com, a cargo train loaded with 500 tonnes of commodities left Kunming, capital of Yunnan, for port city of Guangzhou from where the cargo will be loaded on ships and transported to Karachi, marking the opening of the new route.

`The route helps local businesses connect with the world market,` a representative from the New Silk Road Yunnan Limited said. The new service is said to reduce the transport cost by over 50 per cent.

The new rail, sea freight service will cut logistics cost, including that of transport, by 50pc compared to past services, the news agency reported.

The service is a part ofChina`s Maritime Silk Road initiative of which the ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor project (CPEC) is an extension.

Pakistan and China kicked off first trade activities under CPEC in October as over a hundred Chinese containers arrived at the Sust port in Hunza, following clearance from customs. The containers were headed to Gwadar.

The CPEC is a 3,000kilometre network of roads, railways and pipelines to transport oil and gas from Gwadar Port to Kashgar city, northwestern China`s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Proposed by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during his visit to Pakistan in May 2013, the CPEC will act as a bridge for the new Maritime Silk Route that envisages linking three billion people in Asia, Africa and Europe.

An official agreement on the corridor was signed between the two countries in May this year during President Xi Jinping`s historic visit


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shapik

Senator (1k+ posts)
ye train hawa mai urti hai? track tto hai hi nahi in northern areas........ i think the news should be construction of track has started rather than start of service
 

Meharban Mehroo

Politcal Worker (100+ posts)
What is the rout of this train, because the train track ends in Peshawar or Landi kotal.......can anybody tell me the rout from Karachi to china,
 

ramlal

Banned
ye train hawa mai urti hai? track tto hai hi nahi in northern areas........ i think the news should be construction of track has started rather than start of service


kuchh bhi ho chinese can do anything and anywhere .they know the business .
 

30-Maar Khan

Senator (1k+ posts)
ye train hawa mai urti hai? track tto hai hi nahi in northern areas........ i think the news should be construction of track has started rather than start of service

Aur ager kayee chotay ilaqo tak train thee wo be iss gan-jay nay upny pichli govts may ukar kay Itifaq factory may jala dee thee.

But Potwario ka propaganda daiktay jaao.
 

Kavalier

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
According to Dawn.com, a cargo train loaded with 500 tonnes of commodities left Kunming, capital of Yunnan, for port city of Guangzhou from where the cargo will be loaded on ships and transported to Karachi, marking the opening of the new route.

What is the rout of this train, because the train track ends in Peshawar or Landi kotal.......can anybody tell me the rout from Karachi to china,
 

amigo

MPA (400+ posts)
Pakistan railway track is till Havelian, I think.

The Chinese cities both of them are in South East China. Aerial distance about 1000km and Guanzhou is a port city, so the title is a bit confusing.


As stated by mhafeez
Kunming to Guangzhou Port by train, and to Karachi by sea.
 

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