New Peking-Hamburg Express Train: Here Comes The New East

The Sina-English News has reported that a new Peking-Hamburg express train has made its arrival in the German city January 24th following a 15-day test run. Its arrival marks the creation of an alternative to the Indian Ocean shipping route which takes a minimum of 40-days.

This new train route has been made possible through the agreement of China, Mongolia, Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany. The following picture was originally published the Manager-Magazin:

Marking what could be considered the revival of the silk road, the new train service is the beginning in a series of efforts to develop the Eurasian shipping corridor, which will significantly change how goods move across the massive land-mass.

Don’t worry North America, you still have a chance to get in on this development by means of the Arctic Bridge…

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