Ribbon-cutting ceremony inaugurates the international freight transportation services in Kep railway station in Bac Giang province (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn)

According to the Ministry of Transport, such international services are expected help ease congestions of goods in the border areas between Vietnam and China and reduce pressure on the two present international railway stations – Dong Dang and Yen Vien.

In the long term, it will be convenient to form a hub for transshipment of goods for Bac Giang province and neighboring provinces, reduce logistics costs, and facilitate the import and export of goods.  

The Vietnam Railways will arrange trains to or from Europe, China, Russia, and Mongolia and increase Kep station's international rail transport output to 4.5 million tons per year.