The city of Xiamen on the east coast of China will open a freight train service to Moscow on April 21.

 

中国东海岸城市厦门4月21日将开通直达莫斯科的货运列车服务。

 

Trains will pass through Nanchang, Nanjing, Jinan and Jinzhou before entering Russia.

 

It will take 13 or 14 days to travel from Xiamen to Moscow.

 

The freight train service is expected to boost the economic ties of Xiamen and China-Russia trade.

 

Last year, exports from Xiamen to Russia reached about 5 billion yuan, and imports from Russia totaled 1.9 billion yuan.

 

This year's BRICS Summit will be held in Xiamen in September.