China-Europe freight train services faster, greener

When the X8083 China-Europe freight train from Chongqing rumbled into the unloading station in Duisburg, Germany, on Dec 3, it set a record. It was the 100,000th trip, and marked the delivery of over 11 million twenty-foot equivalent units of goods valued at more than $420 billion.

Carrying electronics and daily consumer goods, the train's cargo was eventually dispatched across Europe.

The journey began at Tuanjie Village Station in Chongqing on Nov 15 and crossed the border at Alashankou Port on Nov 20.