Workers load a container onto a freight train at a Beijing rail yard on April 16, 2025. The train, bound for Moscow, is the first Beijing-Moscow service this year on the China-Europe Railway Express route. [Photo by Chen Boyuan/China.org.cn]
China launches first Beijing-Moscow freight train of the year
A freight train carrying 90 containers departed Beijing on Wednesday, marking the launch of this year's first Beijing-Moscow service on the China-Europe Railway Express route.