Refrigerated container train linking Binh Duong to China inaugurated
A refrigerated container train was inaugurated at Song Than station in Binh Duong on July 14, in a bid to transport fresh fruits and vegetables from the southern province to Dong Dang station in the northern border province of Lang Son for transshipment to China.
Binh Duong (VNA) – A refrigerated container trainwas inaugurated at Song Than station in Binh Duong on July 14, in a bid to transportfresh fruits and vegetables from the southern province to Dong Dang station in the northernborder province of Lang Son for transshipment to China.
Capable of transporting up to 900 tonnes of goods, the trainconsists of between 20 and 21 MC cars carrying 40-footrefrigerated containers used to preserve fresh fruits, farm produce, and seafood.
Its travel from Song Than to Dong Dang is expected to take72 hours. After the completion of the railway upgrade, the travel time will befurther shortened to better compete with other means of transport.
According to experts, the train meets the demand fortransporting agricultural and frozen goods from southern provinces tothe northern region.
Song Than is located in Di An city, adjacent to NationalHighway 1A, and borders Ho Chi Minh City. With its intermodal code, the station aims to become a keyfreight transport centre in the south. Its total annual intermodaltransportation capacity hits 1.27 million tonnes and is projected to reach 2.5million tonnes by 2025./.
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At the inauguration ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
