In recent years, China Railway has shipped freight through the famous Silk Road railway that connects 12,000 kilometers of track via the Trans-Siberian Railway.

An exciting project has just been set up: the first train from Yiwu to London (Barking in East London).
It left on the 1st of January and arrived at destination on the 18th of January, 
which represents an average transit time of 18 days to get to London, more than the 15 days to get to Lyon.
As a reminder, keep in mind that a container needs at least 30 days to reach the French ports.

This new service which is offered both for importers and exporters allows to ship to and from China in a fast and cost-effective way.
This service represents a potential direct saving of 50% compared to importation from China by air freight

It represents also a time saving of 12 to 14 days compared to sea freight.

Rail freight comes with 3 main advantages :
1) Time and cost savings
2) Quicker customs procedures
3) Flexible and multiple services