First Scheduled Freight Train from Chengdu, Sichuan to Lhasa, Tibet Departs

2026-10-12 08:42
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en.Wedoany.com Reported - At around 13:30 on October 11, train X8704/3, fully loaded with supplies bound for Tibet, slowly pulled out of Chengdu North Marshalling Station, marking the official launch of the scheduled Chengdu-Lhasa freight train service and offering a new rail transport option for goods destined for Tibet.

The inaugural train carried a total of 25 cars of cargo, weighing over 500 tonnes and valued at more than 15 million yuan. The goods covered more than ten categories, including timber, grain, chemicals, and metal products.

A person in charge of the Chengdu Railway Logistics Center of China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. introduced that the train will operate on a "fixed time, fixed route, fixed schedule" model, with a total journey time of about 68 hours.

"After the train enters regular operation, our transport cycle to the Tibet region will be significantly shortened," said Dong Guoyong, general manager of Chengdu Hongkunda Logistics Co., Ltd.

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