New international freight train from Chongqing to South Asia goes on test run

In this aerial photo, an outbound international freight train departs from a station in southwest China's Chongqing, June 16, 2022.

The first outbound international freight train for test from China's Chongqing to South Asia pulled out of a station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Thursday. The new route from Chongqing to Nepal's capital Kathmandu can save about 20 days on the way compared with traditional logistics routes. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

In this aerial photo, an outbound international freight train is about to depart from a station in southwest China's Chongqing, June 16, 2022.

The first outbound international freight train for test from China's Chongqing to South Asia pulled out of a station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Thursday. The new route from Chongqing to Nepal's capital Kathmandu can save about 20 days on the way compared with traditional logistics routes. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

An outbound international freight train departs from a station in southwest China's Chongqing, June 16, 2022.

The first outbound international freight train for test from China's Chongqing to South Asia pulled out of a station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Thursday. The new route from Chongqing to Nepal's capital Kathmandu can save about 20 days on the way compared with traditional logistics routes. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

A railway worker speaks via a walkie-talkie as an outbound international freight train is about to depart from a station in southwest China's Chongqing, June 16, 2022.

The first outbound international freight train for test from China's Chongqing to South Asia pulled out of a station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Thursday. The new route from Chongqing to Nepal's capital Kathmandu can save about 20 days on the way compared with traditional logistics routes. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

In this aerial photo, an outbound international freight train departs from a station in southwest China's Chongqing, June 16, 2022.

The first outbound international freight train for test from China's Chongqing to South Asia pulled out of a station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Thursday. The new route from Chongqing to Nepal's capital Kathmandu can save about 20 days on the way compared with traditional logistics routes. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

An outbound international freight train is about to depart from a station in southwest China's Chongqing, June 16, 2022.

The first outbound international freight train for test from China's Chongqing to South Asia pulled out of a station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Thursday. The new route from Chongqing to Nepal's capital Kathmandu can save about 20 days on the way compared with traditional logistics routes. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

A railway worker braces himself for the departure of an outbound international freight train at a station in southwest China's Chongqing, June 16, 2022.

The first outbound international freight train for test from China's Chongqing to South Asia pulled out of a station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Thursday. The new route from Chongqing to Nepal's capital Kathmandu can save about 20 days on the way compared with traditional logistics routes. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)