Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers start regular freight train service

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An intermodal express train loaded with 50-foot containers departs for Dongguan of south China's Guangdong Province at Minhang Railway Station in east China's Shanghai on Sept. 20, 2023. Intermodal express trains loaded with 50-foot containers respectively departed from Shanghai, Guangzhou of south China's Guangdong Province, Changsha of central China's Hunan Province and Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday, joining force of regular freight train service. The 50-foot containers are independently developed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), each with a weight of 36 tonnes and a load capacity of 30.85 tonnes. The volume of these containers reaches 114.4 cubic meters, a 50 percent increase over that of 40-foot international standard containers, making them the largest containers by volume that have been put into use in China by far. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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