Luxembourg-Chengdu freight rail connection launched

New freight rail connection between Luxembourg and Chengdu launched on April 4th 2019. It is the first direct international freight rail connection. In the presence of Yin Li, Governor of the Sichuan Province, and Félix Braz, in replacement of the Minister for Mobility and Public Works of Luxembourg, François Bausch, as well as shippers and logistics service providers, the train departs from Bettembourg-Dudelange Intermodal Terminal towards Chengdu Qingbaijiang International Railway Port. The train will cross Germany, Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan, entering the Chinese territory in Alashankou and will finally arrive at the Chengdu Qingbaijiang International Railway Port in only 15 days.