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New Freight Train Links China and Iran

posted by janrinok on Tuesday May 15 2018, @03:07AM   Printer-friendly
from the chew-chew dept.

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[A] Freight train service from Bayannur city in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to Tehran, Iran's capital, was launched Thursday morning.

The train, carrying 1,150 tonnes of sunflower seeds, will travel 8,352 kilometers through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, arriving in Tehran in 15 days, said Chen Bo, deputy manager of the Hohhot office of China Railway.

The new train route will shorten transportation time by at least 20 days compared with ocean shipping.

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  • (Score: 2) by Arik on Tuesday May 15 2018, @06:39AM

    by Arik (4543) on Tuesday May 15 2018, @06:39AM (#679967) Journal
    Yes, that's another possibility.

    "Why sunflower seeds?"

    Supply and demand I would expect. China is the worlds #2 exporter, Iran is #7 importer, so there are tons of seeds to be moved in that direction.
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