Editor's note: A freight train carrying 90 containers departed Beijing on Wednesday, marking the launch of this year's first Beijing-Moscow service on the China-Europe Railway Express route.

The train, which comprises 45 cars and carries about 450 metric tons of goods valued at more than 4.9 million yuan ($680,000), includes home appliances, tires and building materials among its cargo. It is scheduled to arrive in Moscow in 16 days after stopping at Novosibirsk, Ulyanovsk and other cities, covering a distance of 9,000 kilometers.

A freight train prepares to depart from a rail yard in Beijing on April 16, 2025, marking the first China-Europe train from the capital this year. [Photo by Chen Boyuan/China.org.cn]