BEIJING - China will soon send its first shipment of domestically produced light rail trains to Turkey in its first foray into the European train market, the People's Daily newspaper reported Sunday.

The light rail trains were manufactured by China's CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd., rolling off of assembly lines this week. They will go into service in Izmir, Turkey's third-largest city, the newspaper said.

Xu Zongxiang, general manager of the company, said the trains were designed according to the International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS), an internationally recognized standard for the construction of trains and signaling equipment.

The trains have undergone durability tests and examinations to ensure that they are safe to use, Xu said.

The company sees the Turkish light rail project as its first step into the European market, and it is confident that it will be able to provide high-tech railway technologies and services to other countries and regions, he said.