Zhejiang launches trans-Caspian transport freight route(1/3)

A freight train departs from Jinhua, east China’s Zhejiang Province, for Azerbaijan, June 18, 2025. (Photo provided to China News Service)

After arriving at the Turkmenbashi Port in Turkmenistan, the container cargo will then cross the Caspian Sea and finally reach Baku, Azerbaijan. This route is the 26th new logistics channel for Zhejiang's China-Europe freight trains. The launch marks the inaugural run of the trans-Caspian transport freight route in Zhejiang connecting Jinhua, Turkmenbashi, and Baku.

A freight train is ready to leave Jinhua, east China’s Zhejiang Province, for Azerbaijan on June 18, 2025. (Photo provided to China News Service)

An aerial photo shows a freight train departing from Jinhua, east China’s Zhejiang Province, for Azerbaijan, June 18, 2025. (Photo provided to China News Service)