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Gdansk port promises to slash China-UK rail timings

A new rail link from Xi’an in China to the Port of Gdansk will include a ‘short-cut’ to the UK and Scandinavia, cutting journey times by 3-5 days compared to the existing rail service via Hamburg, says the Polish port as it welcomed the first Euro–China Train on 25 November. Part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, in cooperation between the Port of Gdansk Authority, DCT Gdansk container terminal and route ... [+]