A first full schedule train has left the Chinese city of Xi’an to the Czech rail hub Česká Třebová. The METRANS service is supported by Xi’an International Port Group and Beijing Trans Eurasia.
The transit time is the key advantage of the service – it takes only 11 days to cross Eurasia. The Česká Třebová hub is well-connected to other facilities, such as METRANS’ Prague and Dunajská Streda terminals. Those are reachable within the same day of arrival.
The train is one of few that has a fixed transit time. Duisburg has been the main European destination. The addition of Česká Třebová and the future addition of Budapest as destinations are, in that sense, a bit unique.