There are already weekly Germany-China freight trains:
- Zhengzhou (eastern China) - Hamburg (15 days)
- Chongqing - Duisburg (16 days, 3 trains per week)
- Shenyang - Leipzig
It takes 3 weeks for China - Spain:
All these trains are run by the Germans. It's interesting for just-in-time delivery for automotive, electronics,... industries:
“The train is twice as fast as seaborne transport, but only half as expensive as airfreight,”