It has departed in November 18 from Yiwu in China, a train with 40 containers, 600 meters long and weighing more than 1,400 tons that reached his final destination in Madrid on December 9 traveling more than 13,000 kilometers.
After his departure from Yiwu in China, the train continued its journey through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, France and joined the terminal Abroñigal Madrid (Spain) its final destination after a 21-days trip: from the German/French border to Madrid, this train have run on the major part of the European rail freight Corridor n°4 "Atlantic" opened on the 10 of November 2013.
During his trip, the locomotives were changed every 800 kilometers and containers transhipped three times along the road particularly at border Alashankou (China) with Dostyk (Kazakhstan), Brest (Belarus) with Malaszewicze (Poland) and Hendaye (France) with Irun (Spain).
21 Days
40 until Brest and after Brest 30 (40-foot) containers each
13,000 km made between Yiwu (China) et Madrid (Spain)
8: China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, France and Spain
44 tonnes of CO2 (-62% Vs Road transportation (114 tonnes)
These are the partners that make the Atlantic Corridor flow.
