The first train connecting China to Iran through the ancient Silk Road has arrived in the Iranian capital after traveling over 10,000 kilometers, head of the Iranian railway company said.

According to Press TV, the train, which has been launched in an effort to revive the ancient road, is carrying 32 containers of commercial products originating from China’s eastern province of Zhejiang.

The trip from China to Iran has taken 14 days over 10,399 km, taking the cargo train through Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

"The arrival of this train in less than 14 days is unprecedented," said head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, Mohsen Pourseyyed Aqai.

He added, "This is an important step for the revival of the Silk Road and the train has traveled 700 km per day, saving 30 days compared to normal time that takes to go this distance.”

The official added that at present, the train’s travel schedule is monthly, but its frequency will increase if need be.

“The time spent by this train” to reach the Iranian capital “has been 30 days shorter compared with the maritime route, which starts from China’s Shanghai port and ends in Iran's Bandar Abbas” port city, Pourseyyed Aqai noted.

The official stated that the train has traveled 700 km per day on average, “which is even more rapid than transit trucks that travel the same route.”

The ceremony held to welcome the train at Tehran railroad station on Monday was attended, in addition to Pourseyyed Aqai, by ambassadors of China, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan in Iran.