The first cross-border road-rail intermodal train (Chongqing-Ruili-Myanmar) of the New Western Land-sea Corridor departed Luohuang Xiaonanya Railway Logistics Center in Jiangjin on April 3. (Photographed by Yu Pengcheng / Visual Chongqing)

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- The launching ceremony of the cross-border road-rail intermodal train (Chongqing-Ruili-Myanmar) of the New Western Land-sea Corridor was held in Luohuang Xiaonanya Railway Logistics Center in Jiangjin on April 3. It is the first cross-border road-rail train between China and Myanmar of the

It is learned that the train leaves from Xiaonanya Railway Logistics Center, passes through Baoshan North Station in Yunnan and Wanding Port in Ruili City, and finally reached Myanmar. It saves about 20 days compared to traditional river-sea intermodal transport. The first cross-border road-rail intermodal train (Chongqing-Ruili-Myanmar) of the New Western Land-sea Corridor, was loaded with 32 40-foot containers of fertilizer raw materials and motorcycle parts that weighed nearly 600 tons and worthed about 16 million yuan.

The opening of the train helps increase the export of "Chongqing-made" goods to Southeast Asia, South Asia, and other overseas markets, promotes the import of Southeast Asian goods through Jiangjin, and advances cooperation and exchanges between Jiangjin and foreign countries. At the same time, it further increases the opening level of Chongqing's national land-port logistics hub and strengthens the trade exchanges and cooperation between the Chengdu-Chongqing region and other western provinces, Southeast Asia, and South Asia.

According to a responsible officer from Jiangjin District, Jiangjin and Yunnan’s Dehong will give full play to their advantages and characteristics in terms of markets, ports, ports of entry, borders, highways, and railroads, further deepen their exchanges and cooperation in transport network construction, project construction, platform construction, park construction, cultural tourism, technical talents, etc., promote the opening reform and development of the two regions, and achieve mutual benefit. (Translated by Yuki, Fathom Language Limited)