Belgium and China Wednesday launched a new cargo¹ train route linking the Belgian city of Liege to Zhengzhou, the capital city of China's Henan province.

 

本周三，中国与比利时开通一条新列车货运线路，连接比利时列日与河南郑州。

 

The first cargo train, loaded with 37 containers, left Liege Logistics Intermodal at 4 p.m. local time, starting a trip that covers more than 11,000 km and is set to take 12 days.

 

The Zhengzhou-Liege cargo train route is the third of its kind connecting cities of the two countries, marking their growing interests to nurture² closer economic and trade ties.

 

The train service is scheduled to run once a week initially⁴, and the frequency is expected to rise in the future.

 

The first cargo train route between China and Belgium was launched in June last year, connecting China's Daqing city to Zeebrugge Port, followed by the second one in May this year, linking north China's Tangshan City to Antwerp Port.

 

Pierre-Yves Jeholet, vice³ president of Wallonia, along with He Jinping, vice-governor of the Henan province, said at the launching press conference in Liege, "We have every interest in turning to China and having close, strong relationships, and we must see this as an opportunity and a necessity."

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