Cargo Companies Will Let The Train Take The Strain

Rail routes to Europe expand as part of Belt and Road Initiative, boosting trade and opening markets

You could hear the cargo train rattle through the East China city of Yiwu on its way to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.

Loaded with 88 containers of clothing, shoes, hats and assorted Christmas items, it passed through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Poland during its 16-day journey in September.