• 21. Januar 2019
• 13:01
• Economy

First transit container train through the border crossing Grodekovo by Eurosib

CJSC “Eurosib SPb-transport systems” together with the Zhengzhou International Hub company (ZIH) started the first transit container train through border crossing of Grodekovo (Far East railway, RZD).  

It follows the route Hamburg (Germany) – Zhengzhou (China). Being shipped on December 28th it reached the cross-border Grodekovo (Russia) – Suifenhe (China) on January 12 carrying 43 forty-foot containers. Within a couple of days it arrived at the final destination. At the same time, Eurosib was preparing the opposite direction train. Such service is planned on a weekly basis.

Eurosib develops the competence in the organization of transit since 2015. The first route in the direction of China-Europe-China goes through the border crossings of Mongolia. For 2.5 years of service, the operator sent about 370 container trains.