(XIE HAINING)

A freight train arrives in its final destination Madrid, the Spanish capital, on December 9, after departing from Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, on November 18.

With a length of over 13,000 km, the train route is in line with the new Silk Road Economic Belt. It will open a regular two-way rail link between China and Spain, which could commence operations in early 2015.