China has commenced operations at a new terminal located in Almaty, Kazakhstan, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.

Qilu China Europe trains

The new location will serve Qilu China Europe trains, connecting Almaty to Jinan in eastern China within seven days.

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The first train departed from the new terminal on September 3, carrying 1,040 tons of wheat distributed in 40 containers.

The consolidation center is a joint venture between China’s Shandong Hi-Speed Group (SDHS), the operator of the China Europe Express Qilu, and the Atasu Group, which owns the Almaty railway terminal.

The terminal covers an area of 650,000 square meters and can handle 100 trains per month.

On the other hand, the new consolidation center will primarily provide storage, distribution, customer clearance, and customs warehousing services for Central Asian products bound for China.

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