China-Europe freight train service connects northern Chinese port, Moscow

SHIJIAZHUANG, May 13 (Xinhua) -- A new international freight train route began operations on Monday, linking Huanghua Port in the city of Cangzhou, in north China's Hebei Province, with the Russian capital Moscow.

The cargo train will travel approximately 8,000 km over about 15 days, starting at the Huanghua Port and passing through the border port of Erenhot in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region bef