Intermodal trade route benefits Ningxia

International multimodal transportation has saved time and money in terms of sending cargo between China's northwestern region and northern Iran, boosting the development of bilateral trade and exchanges.

In June, a train carrying goods such as automobiles and bike parts valued at $4.03 million, departed from Yinchuan in China's northwest Ningxia Hui autonomous region, and arrived at Bandar-e Anzali in northern Iran 20 days later, according to the local government.

The trip by rail and sea was about 20 days shorter than if the goods had been sent by sea.