China-Vietnam metre-gauge freight train departures exceed 3,000

[John Ashworth]

China-Central Asia freight train departures on meter-gauge railway from China to Vietnam exceed 3,000

The meter-gauge railway between Kaiyuan, Southwest China's Yunnan Province to Haiphong, Vietnam witnessed 3,003 China-Central Asia freight trains as of Sunday... Meter-gauge China-Central Asia railway was officially put into use in December 2017 under the cooperation framework between Chinese and Vietnamese government departments and enterprises. The railway extends toward north from Haiphong of Vietnam and connects Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan Province, which is the fastest and easiest channel access to the sea for Southwest China's provinces. Officers from the China Railway in Kunming said the China-Central Asia freight train has fixed loading positions, routes, train numbers, time of departure and arrival, and price that helped the railway-connected countries ensure uninterrupted operations...