{"id":253263,"date":"2025-07-18T17:32:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T07:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=64275"},"modified":"2025-07-18T19:36:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T09:36:33","slug":"china-turkiye-first-direct-freight-trains-are-on-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=253263","title":{"rendered":"China\u2013T\u00fcrkiye first direct freight trains are on the way"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

China Railways and Turkish company Pasifik Eurasia recently pledged to move 1,000 freight trains per year along the Middle Corridor<\/a>. The first two are currently making their way to T\u00fcrkiye after departing the Chinese cities of Chengdu and Chongqing, marking the first direct service between the two countries.<\/strong>
<\/span>\u201cA historic step for the Middle Corridor\u201d, Turkish transport minister Abdulkadir Uralo\u011flu said on X. The convoys are currently in Kazakhstan and will reach T\u00fcrkiye after crossing the Caspian Sea. \u201cOur national railway network will ensure these trains reach Europe uninterruptedly\u201d, Uralo\u011flu added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agreement between China Railways and Pasifik Eurasia was inked about a month ago at the Global Transport Corridors Forum in Istanbul. The initial plan is to launch 10 block train connections and to implement regular services in a second stage to reach the 1,000 yearly trains hoped for in the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n