Recently, 26 tons of 'Yi Yuan Hong' apples, and another 26 tons of garlic from Shandong province, took the China-Europe Railway Express train (CR Express) and started their long trip to Russia. This CR Express starts from Linyi, Shandong province, and ends at Minsk. According to recent data released by the National Development and Reform Commission, the total number of CR Express trains running in 2017 was 3,673, an increase of 116% over the previous year, surpassing total of the past 6 years.
Source: cngm.cqn.com.cn