China on Sunday launched its first freight train to London, the China Railway Corporation said.

　　周日，中国铁路公司称，启动了中国至伦敦的首列货运列车。

　　Departing from Yiwu West Railway Station in eastern Zhejiang Province, the train will travel for about 18 days and more than 12,000 kilometers before reaching its destination in Britain.

　　该列车从浙江省东部的义乌西火车站出发，历时18天并且行程超过12000公里，才抵达目的地英国。

　　Yiwu is known for producing small commodities, and the train mainly carried such goods, including household items, garments, cloth, bags and suitcases. It will pass through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France before arriving in London.

　　义乌以生产小商品而闻名，该火车主要运载诸如家居用品、服装、布，袋和手提箱。在到达伦敦以前，该货车将通过哈萨克斯坦，俄罗斯，白俄罗斯，波兰，德国，比利时和法国。

　　London is the 15th city in Europe added to China-Europe freight train services.

　　伦敦是欧洲第15个加入中欧货运列车服务的国家。

　　The service will improve China-Britain trade ties, strengthen connectivity with western Europe, while better serving China’s Belt and Road Initiative, an infrastructure and trade network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along ancient trade routes, the China Railway Corporation said.

　　中国铁路总公司称，该项服务将改善中英贸易关系，加强与西欧的联系，同时更好地服务于中国“一带一路”倡议(该倡议是连接亚洲与欧洲和非洲的基础设施和贸易网络)。