(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 28. The first traindeparted along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route(TITR, or Middle Corridor) from the Kazakh terminal in the port ofthe Chinese city of Xi'an, Trend reports.
According to the Kazakh Ministry of Transport, the departure ofthe train took place as part of the visit of Marat Karabayev,Minister of Transport of Kazakhstan, to the Chinese port.
To note, the international dry port of Xi'an ranks first inChina in terms of the volume of shipping and handling of containertrains. The capacity of the Kazakh terminal in the Chinese dry portis 66,500 TEU per year.
The Middle Corridor is a transportation and trade route thatconnects Asia and Europe, passing through several countries in theregion. It is an alternative route to the traditional NorthernCorridor and Southern Corridor.
The route starts in China and crosses Central Asian countriessuch as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. It then passesthrough the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Türkiye beforereaching Europe.
The Middle Corridor offers a land route that connects theeastern parts of Asia, including China, with Europe, bypassing thelonger maritime routes.
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