China launches cargo train service to Poland

[TaiShang]

Cargo train service to Poland
2015-8-16 23:28:01

Xiamen in East China's Fujian Province, located in the Fujian free trade zone (FTZ), opened a cargo train service to Poland on Sunday.

The direct cargo rail line, which passes through Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus before reaching Poland, is the first linking a Chinese FTZ to Central Asia and Europe, officials said. The service will depart Xiamen once each week and arrive in Poland within 15 days.

 

[TaiShang]

China FTZ city begins cargo train service to Poland

Xiamen City in east China's Fujian Province, located in the Fujian free trade zone (FTZ), opened a cargo train service to Poland on Sunday.

The direct cargo rail line, which goes through Kazakstan, Russia and Belarus before reaching Poland, is the first linking a Chinese FTZ to Central Asia and Europe, officials said.

The service will depart Xiamen once each week and arrive in Poland within 15 days.

The trains will cut transportation time by half.

Fujian is a key province in China's 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road
initiative.

China FTZ city begins cargo train service to Poland - People's Daily Online

 

[ganesh623]

Amazng.
China has very good reach in neighbouring countries due to its location and railway services. They also benefit in gas pipelines due to location.

India is not at all lucky water locked and landlocked by hostile neighbours, we neither have far access and pipelines.

 

[cirr]

At this rate，China and Europe will be ONE connectivity wise in 5 years。

This new route will probably also benefit Taiwanese exporters。

 

[war&peace]

Amazng.
China has very good reach in neighbouring countries due to its location and railway services. They also benefit in gas pipelines due to location.

India is not at all lucky water locked and landlocked by hostile neighbours, we neither have far access and pipelines.

China knows how to live peacefully and tries to foster friendly relations with its neighbours. China has no expansionist designs and never invaded any country. While India, on the other hand, is terrorist country that likes to flex its muscle time and again despite being taken to task every time. This belligerency begets from chanakia mentality that Indian govt believe in.

 

[TaiShang]

At this rate，China and Europe will be ONE connectivity wise in 5 years。

This new route will probably also benefit Taiwanese exporters。

Taiwan would join China's 'one belt, one road' project: official
2015/05/05 22:58:40

Taipei, May 5 (CNA) Taiwan would like to see its businesspeople invest in China's "one belt, one road" strategy, a leading China policy official said Tuesday.

Hsia Li-yan, head of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), made the remarks during an interview in which he was asked to comment on media reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping had promised to give Taiwanese investors "priority" chances to take part in his grand economic strategy.

Xi offered this sign of goodwill to Eric Chu, chairman of Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang, who returned from a visit to Shanghai and Beijing earlier that day.

Xi's precondition was that all these favored policies regarding Taiwan -- including Taiwan's participation in regional economic cooperation organizations -- must come under the principle of "one China."

Hsia said he was not surprised by Xi's currying of favor from the Taiwanese people, given that the Chinese government has always tried to woo Taiwanese minds and hearts.

Taiwanese entrepreneurs have great capacities to participate in major economic projects such as China's "one belt, one road" project, Hsia said.

On Taiwan's participation in the China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) project, Hsia said that this is an international rather than a cross-Taiwan Strait issue -- meaning that the AIIB is an international institution that goes beyond relations between China and Taiwan.

He said China has never explained why Taiwan cannot be a founding member of the AIIB, nor has it ever said that it rejected Taiwan's founding member application because it is not a sovereign country.

The "one China" issue stems from the so-called "1992 consensus" reached between Taipei and Beijing in Hong Kong in 1992 that there is only one China, with each side of the strait free to interpret what "one China" means.

The whole meaning of the "1992 consensus" has served as the bedrock for the peaceful development of cross-strait relations since the 1990s, Hsia said, urging all parties concerned to cherish its existence.

During an interview with Radio Taiwan International (RTI), Hsia also touched on a planned meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Zhang Zhijun, China's Taiwan affairs minister.

The meeting is being arranged, and "I hope it will take place by the end of May," he said, adding that it will be held on Kinmen, as originally planned.

 

[ahojunk]

At this rate，China and Europe will be ONE connectivity wise in 5 years。

This new route will probably also benefit Taiwanese exporters。

Yes, of course.

That's the aim of the One Belt One Road to connect China to Europe via Central Asia, isn't it?

 

[IR-TR]

If only the 'stans' would act logical, and adapt Chinese standard gage rail lines. Now every train has some 5-6 or even 10 carriage changes before it reaches Europe. That would cut travel times by another 3-4 days. Same for Russia. What idiot uses such wide gages?

 

[empirefighter]

If only the 'stans' would act logical, and adapt Chinese standard gage rail lines. Now every train has some 5-6 or even 10 carriage changes before it reaches Europe. That would cut travel times by another 3-4 days. Same for Russia. What idiot uses such wide gages?

Russia use their own standard，it prove to be a big problem for economy.

 

[IR-TR]

Russia use their own standard，it prove to be a big problem for economy.

Exactly. The entire ex-Soviet land needs to convert to Chinese standard (which is the same as European gage if I'm correct). These Russian idiots need to understand they're at best a second tier country, and need to STOP obstructing Eurasian integration.

 

[war&peace]

Exactly. The entire ex-Soviet land needs to convert to Chinese standard (which is the same as European gage if I'm correct). These Russian idiots need to understand they're at best a second tier country, and need to STOP obstructing Eurasian integration.

What an arrogance and stupidity you are showing by calling other nation idiots. Isn't great for China and EU that they have already allowed the trade via train... If you are not so happy, do not use their services and stick to sea route which takes months. Learn to respect the countries and nations that benefit you uncivilised lot . And if you people are so eager, why don't you sponsor the whole infrastructure change in those countries or adapt your system according their system. You classless arrogant vile creature

 

[IR-TR]

What an arrogance and stupidity you are showing by calling other nation idiots. Isn't great for China and EU that they have already allowed the trade via train... If you are not so happy, do not use their services and stick to sea route which takes months. Learn to respect the countries and nations that benefit you uncivilised lot . And if you people are so eager, why don't you sponsor the whole infrastructure change in those countries or adapt your system according their system. You classless arrogant vile creature

I'm not Chinese. And Central Asia/Russia needs to understand that they are at best a transit region, not a destination. They should do their piece to help tie Eurasia together. And sure, the 'stans' have a soviet legacy of wide gage rail, but at some point they need to adapt to modern gage, and realise that they're the odd one out.

 

[war&peace]

I'm not Chinese. And Central Asia/Russia needs to understand that they are at best a transit region, not a destination. They should do their piece to help tie Eurasia together. And sure, the 'stans' have a soviet legacy of wide gage rail, but at some point they need to adapt to modern gage, and realise that they're the odd one out.

Yes I know you are NOT Chinese and no where in my post I called you Chinese for two obvious reasons.

1. First is the arrogance in your posts by calling other nations stupid/idiots...which is typical of an uncivilized european's behaviour
2. and even more obvious is the flags of netherlands

Chinese are mostly humble people and if they have different opinions, they do not, normally, use such a language.

And if Central Asian states are not the destination and just a route then it becomes EU-China responsibility to financially and technically help them (if they allow) to upgrade their rail infrastructure since it is your need and you are going to benefit the most.

 

[TaiShang]

I'm not Chinese. And Central Asia/Russia needs to understand that they are at best a transit region, not a destination. They should do their piece to help tie Eurasia together. And sure, the 'stans' have a soviet legacy of wide gage rail, but at some point they need to adapt to modern gage, and realise that they're the odd one out.

I guess one of the considerations these countries have is the potential cost of converting the gauge to more widely used system.

Maybe certain funds can be allocated after the AIIB takes shape. Or, money might be allocated from the New Silk Road Fund.

 

[IR-TR]

I guess one of the considerations these countries have is the potential cost of converting the gauge to more widely used system.

Maybe certain funds can be allocated after the AIIB takes shape. Or, money might be allocated from the New Silk Road Fund.

Indeed. Sucks for them that they have incompatible track width. But it's only logical that they change, and not China and Europe. Indeed, any new rail lines (like purpose built hsr lines) need to be build with standard gage.

Yes I know you are NOT Chinese and no where in my post I called you Chinese for two obvious reasons.

1. First is the arrogance in your posts by calling other nations stupid/idiots...which is typical of an uncivilized european's behaviour
2. and even more obvious is the flags of netherlands

Chinese are mostly humble people and if they have different opinions, they do not, normally, use such a language.

And if Central Asian states are not the destination and just a route then it becomes EU-China responsibility to financially and technically help them (if they allow) to upgrade their rail infrastructure since it is your need and you are going to benefit the most.

Yes, but Kazakhstan for example doesn't need 'help'. China is already 'helping' them by buying up all their oil and gas and making them rich. Kazakhstan itself has a vision of being a transit country (aside from selling oil and gas), like a big Eurasian bridge. Part of that vision is adapting to modern standards. Or do you think it's okay for a train to change tracks 10 times before reaching it's destination?