As planned, the first test train from China to London arrived on January 18, the direct rail connection being possible thanks to the Channel Tunnel. The InterRail Group has been appointed as the operator of a pioneer train on a 12,000 km distance between Yiwu (China) and Barking (UK).
The container train with 44 x 40’ boxes ex point of departure Yiwu (ten of the containers are destined for Duisburg and are unloaded there) carries mostly textile goods and reaches the DB Cargo London Eurohub at Barking, UK.
In offering these services and establishing new routes, InterRail benefits from the cooperation with Chinese Railways subsidiary CRIMT, for the CIS leg of the route between Dostyk and Brest, InterRail subcontracted KTZ Express. InterRail also subcontracted DB Cargo AG and DB Cargo UK. DB Cargo AG is moving the train across Germany from Duisburg to Aachen. At the Duisburg container terminal, the 34 x 40’ containers destined for the UK are trans-loaded onto special DB container platforms approved for the Channel Tunnel. DB Cargo UK is running the service from Calais in France to its London Eurohub at Barking via the Channel Tunnel.
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