As one of the Chinese cities with the closest ties to France, Wuhan first opened a direct China-Europe train to Durges in 2017. At that time, the line mainly provided freight services for the French Decathlon Group and CMA CGM.At present, Decathlon Group has transferred 3,000 large containers/year orders from Southeast Asian countries back to Wuhan, Jingmen and other places, and has deployed its China distribution center in Wuhan, fully reflecting its trust in China-Europe trains.In October 2023, the China-Europe Express (Wuhan) "Dourge-Wuhan" cosmetics train was officially opened.
European brand cosmetics can be directly transported to Wuhan on the China-Europe Express.In September 2020 and at the end of 2020, Durge also successively opened China-Europe train routes to Hefei, Anhui, and Jinhua, Zhejiang, continuously tightening economic and trade ties with China.As of the end of March this year, a total of more than 87,000 China-Europe freight trains have been operated.China-Europe freight trains have been launched in Durge, Lyon, Paris and other places in France."The China-Europe trains stimulate economic vitality and are conducive to promoting the development of local enterprises." Gunther told reporters that for the Hauts-de-France region wher Durges is located and France as a whole, the China-Europe trains mean more opportunities.
