Goods travel 6462 miles in 14 days as part of efforts to resurrect ancient trade route connecting east with EuropeA long-distance cargo train has travelled from China to Iran as part of an attempted revival of the ancient Silk Road,a trans-Asian trade route connecting the east to Europe and the Mediterranean Sea. The 32-container train, which arrived in Tehran on Monday, and took 14 days to total the 6462 mile (10,399km) journey from Chinas eastern Zhejiang province through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan – one month less than the sea route from Shanghai to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com