A container train from Uzbekistan to Europe traveled along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route for the first time, writes Vestnik Kavkaza.
“On December 16, the first container block train left Uzbekistan with cargoes from AGMK to the port of Burgas (Bulgaria). The container train will move along the route Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Bulgaria/Europe, with a length of more than 4000 km”, “Uzbekistan Railways” said in a statement.
The train has 46 wagons and 91 freight containers with copper concentrate.
Let us note that in 2022 the volume of container traffic along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route increased by 123%.
According to the “Azerbaijan Railways”, 266,3 thousand tons of cargo was transported along the corridor.
