Specifications

Compared with rail-sea combined transport (Chongqing-Shenzhen by rail, Shenzhen-Europe by sea) or river-sea combined transport (by water across Yangtze River to Shanghai, Shanghai to Europe by sea), Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe International Railway can shorten present shipping times by up to 20 days.  The distance covered is at least 1,000 kilometers less than Northern Railway from Manzhouli passes Russia, Belarus, Poland and ends in Germany.

Compared with the second Eurasian Continental Bridge linking Lianyungang in East China’s Jiangsu province passes Alashankou in Xinjiang with Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The route will be used to link Europe to South China’s manufacturing hub and Southwest China’s industrial belt.