The first nonstop freight train from Beijing to Europe departed from Mafang station in the city's Pinggu district today.
Passing through the Manzhouli border crossing with 55 containers of goods such as automobile components, building materials, electrical appliances, textiles and daily goods, the train will arrive in Moscow, the capital of Russia. The train will travel 18 thousand kilometers in 9 days.
The opening of the said train line symbolizes the further addition of an international express freight line passing through the Eurasian continent to Beijing's foreign trade transport.