A goods train from China completed the world’s longest rail journey when it reached Madrid, its final destination, on Tuesday Dec 09,2014
The train connecting China to Spain passed through seven nations in Asia
and Europe, covering a mammoth 13,000 km.
The train was flagged off
from China’s international commodity hub of Yiwu on November 18 with 40
wagons, carrying 1,400 tonnes of cargo
21 days. That's the time it will take to complete the largest train
journey in the world. 6,200 miles (9977 kilometers) from Yiwu, China, to
Madrid, Spain. It's part of the New Silk Road, a Chinese project to gain control over transcontinental cargo transportation between Asia and Europe.
The historic first journey will
be evaluated with the aim of opening a regular two-way rail link between
China and Spain, which could commence operations in early 2015.
Note
The route is much longer than the Trans-Siberian Railway, which at 5,772 miles (9,289 km) was the previous record holder
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