the future vision of Turkey’s exports
the first train carrying goods from Turkey to China departed from Istanbul Friday.
Covering 8,693 kilometers and passing through two continents, two seas and five countries, the first freight train carrying goods from Turkey will reach China in 12 days
Passing below the Bosporus via Istanbul’s Marmaray tunnel, the train will follow the Trans Caspian East-West Middle Corridor via the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway. It will pass Istanbul, northwestern Kocaeli province, the capital Ankara, central Sivas province and eastern Kars province and will make a stop at the Akhalkalaki Station in Georgia.
It will then travel across Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan before entering China’s Xi'an province.
“Today, for the first time, our train full of export products is heading to China,” said ’ Assembly (TIM) Chairperson Ismail Gülle.
This process is very important for the future vision of Turkey’s exports, Gülle said in his speech at the ceremony.
The 8,693-kilometer path includes 2,323 kilometers in Turkey, 220 in Georgia, 430 in Azerbaijan, 420 in the Caspian Sea, 3,200 kilometers in Kazakhstan and 2,100 kilometers in China.
