A new Silk Road halves travel time

Today, freight trains take weeks to complete the trip from China to Europe. The route winds through Central Asia along run-down tracks, but a huge Chinese construction project will change that. A modern railway network will be the backbone of a new Silk Road, reducing travel time by 50+ % and bringing prosperity to cities along the route.

The project is a huge one. The new Silk Road will be a railway link of about 12,000 km, passing through some of the most deserted places in the world – from the dense jungle of Laos, across the plains of Inner Mongolia to the mountains of Kyrgyzstan.