The cumulative number of China-Europe freight trains has exceeded 90,000, and more than 8.7 million TEUs of goods have been sent.

According to this site’s news on May 26, the X8157 China-Europe freight train (Xi’an-Malasevich) departed from Xi’an International Port Station at 8:40 yesterday (May 25). From now on, China-Europe A total of more than 90,000 trains have been operated, transporting more than 8.7 million TEUs of goods with a value of more than 380 billion US dollars.

"China-Europe Trains" is organized by China Railway Corporation and follows a fixed The number of trains, routes, schedules and full operation timetable are now open. Container and other international railway intermodal transport trains running between China and Europe and the "Belt and Road" countries have the advantages of convenience, safety, stability, and economic benefits, and the number of runs maintains a growth trend.

According to inquiries on this site, from 2016 to 2023, the annual number of China-Europe freight trains has increased from 1,702 to more than 17,000, an increase of nearly 10 times, with an average annual growth of 39.5%. The time required to launch 10,000 trains has been shortened from 90 months at the beginning to 7 months now.

Since May 2020, the number of China-Europe freight trains operating in a single month has remained above 1,000 for 48 consecutive months. The annual cargo value transported by China-Europe trains will increase from US$8 billion in 2016 to US$56.7 billion in 2023.

The categories of goods have gradually expanded from laptop computers, printers and other IT products in the early days of the operation to 53 categories including clothing, shoes and hats, automobiles and accessories, daily necessities, food, wood, furniture, chemicals, machinery and equipment, etc. More than 50,000 species.

Since 2023, China’s new energy vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic industries are becoming new growth points for China-Europe train traffic. At present, the comprehensive container weight rate of China-Europe freight trains is stable at 100%.

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