A TRAIN fully loaded with diverse goods recently departed from Xian for Malaszewicze, Poland, the 90,000 the China-Europe freight train trip since the service began in 2016, reported china Daily.
To date, China-Europe freight trains have transported more than 8.7 million TEU, valued at US$380 billion, according to China State Railway Group.
From 2016 to 2023, the annual number of China-Europe freight train trips surged from 1,702 to over 17,000. The value of goods transported by this service skyrocketed from $8 billion in 2016 to $56.7 billion in 2023.
The types of goods carried on China-Europe freight trains has expanded from IT products such as laptops and printers at the beginning to over 50,000 different types, including clothing and footwear, automobiles and parts, daily necessities, food, timber, furniture, chemicals and machinery.
Since 2023, an increasing number of Chinese-made 'tech-intensive green trio' products - lithium-ion batteries, photovoltaic products, and NEVs - have been transported on China-Europe freight trains, reflecting strong market demand, said the railway.
So far, the China-Europe freight trains have reached 223 cities in 25 European countries and over 100 cities in 11 Asian countries, with the service network covering almost the entire Eurasian continent, said he railway.
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To date, China-Europe freight trains have transported more than 8.7 million TEU, valued at US$380 billion, according to China State Railway Group.
From 2016 to 2023, the annual number of China-Europe freight train trips surged from 1,702 to over 17,000. The value of goods transported by this service skyrocketed from $8 billion in 2016 to $56.7 billion in 2023.
The types of goods carried on China-Europe freight trains has expanded from IT products such as laptops and printers at the beginning to over 50,000 different types, including clothing and footwear, automobiles and parts, daily necessities, food, timber, furniture, chemicals and machinery.
Since 2023, an increasing number of Chinese-made 'tech-intensive green trio' products - lithium-ion batteries, photovoltaic products, and NEVs - have been transported on China-Europe freight trains, reflecting strong market demand, said the railway.
So far, the China-Europe freight trains have reached 223 cities in 25 European countries and over 100 cities in 11 Asian countries, with the service network covering almost the entire Eurasian continent, said he railway.
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