{"id":16851,"date":"2024-12-26T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/?p=16851"},"modified":"2025-01-03T11:43:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T07:43:56","slug":"eurasian-railway-meeting-convened-in-beijing-on-christmas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2024\/12\/26\/eurasian-railway-meeting-convened-in-beijing-on-christmas-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurasian Railway Meeting Convened in Beijing to Explore Connectivity Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 25 December 2024, experts met in Beijing to discuss the China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran (CKTI) rail route. The meeting reviewed operational results for 2024 and explored possibilities for future development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the first 11 months of 2024, cargo volume increased by 31% compared to the corresponding period in 2023. The vigorous growth is a motivation to expand the services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several points were discussed, with the following key points on the agenda:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Reduce transit times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Streamline customs and other cross-border procedures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply digitalization to improve process efficiency and improve transparency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dce2df\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dce2df;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CKTI-02W-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Eurasian Corridors\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-16858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CKTI-02W-jpg.webp 640w, https:\/\/gbc1.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CKTI-02W-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eurasian Corridors<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The CKTI rail is a vital corridor on the Eurasian network and a key <a href=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/tag\/connectivity\/\">#connectivity<\/a> project linking China to Central Asia, Middle-East and eventually to Europe. It is forms part of the land component of the flagship Belt and Road Initiative (<a href=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/tag\/bri\/\">#BRI<\/a>). Following its implementation, the railway has managed to reduce delivery times from China to Iran to just 15 days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With growing traffic and good prospects, the coordination meeting seeks to optimize operations and to connect the countries along the corridor to global markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 25 December 2024, experts met in Beijing to discuss the China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran (CKTI) rail route. 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