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More than 11,000 China-Europe freight trains were launched in the first seven months

2024-08-11

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Beijing, August 10 (Reporter Li Xinping) The reporter learned from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. that from January to July this year, a total of 11,403 China-Europe trains were launched, and 1.226 million TEUs of goods were shipped, an increase of 12% and 11% year-on-year respectively. Among them, 1,776 trains were launched in July, shipping 185,000 TEUs of goods, and more than 1,700 trains were launched in a single month for three consecutive months.

Strengthen channel capacity building and improve transportation efficiency. The railway department has strengthened domestic and international transportation coordination, strengthened the construction of China-Europe train channels, improved port transshipment capabilities, and promoted the rapid customs clearance model. From January to July, the number of China-Europe trains on the three main transportation channels of the west (via Alashankou and Horgos Port), the middle (via Erenhot Port), and the east (via Manzhouli, Suifenhe, and Tongjiang North Port) increased by 15%, 22%, and 2% year-on-year respectively. The China-Europe trains on the cross-Caspian channel are running regularly and stably.

Expand the scale of China-Europe trains in the full-route timetable. The scale of China-Europe trains in the full-route timetable has been continuously expanded. Since the implementation of the third batch of full-route timetables in mid-June, 17 trains have been running steadily every week, including routes from Xi'an, Chengdu, Chongqing, Yiwu, Wuhan, Guangzhou to Duisburg, Germany, and Lodz, Poland. The trains are operated in accordance with the passenger train model, and the transportation time efficiency is guaranteed. Closely connect with market demand, vigorously launch customized trains for new energy vehicles, cross-border e-commerce, etc.