Xinjiang's Alashankou Port handled 7,684 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train services in 2024, setting a record high and registering a 15.8 percent year-on-year increase, according to latest report form the railway department.
The port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region saw off the region's first China-Europe freight train of 2025 just 20 minutes after the new year arrived.
The train fully loaded with daily necessities, machinery and auto parts left on Wednesday, heading to Małaszewicze of Poland.
Alashankou Railway Port has seen an over 15 percent increase in its capacity for broad-gauge and standard-gauge freight train operations over the same period last year.
In 2024, the port has added eight new freight train routes, with a record of 29 trains passing through in a single day.
"The average number of trains passing through the port every day is 21. We're tracking the traffic flow in real time, with attention paid to ensure seamless connection of operation links such as bill circulation, pick-up and delivery of coaches and cargo loading. Those efforts are made to well organize the inbound and outbound China-Europe freight trains and improve the overall traffic efficiency at the port," said Yan Huapeng, director of the operation workshop of Alashankou Railway Station, China Railway Urumqi Group.
To further improve the efficiency of cross-border freight services, customs authority at Alashankou has set a special window for these services, offering around-the-clock green channel. The customs authority regularly reviews the entire clearance process and refines operational protocols for each stage to ensure smooth coordination.
At present, a total of 123 China-Europe freight train routes pass through Alashankou Port, transporting more than 200 kinds of goods, including complete vehicles, engineering equipment and other high value-added items, to 21 countries and regions in Europe and Asia.
Alashankou is China's important westbound port and the closest railway port to the European Union. The steady growth of China-Europe freight train services in terms of scale provides strong logistic support to the trade between China and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries.
Xinjiang's Alashankou port handles 7,684 China-Europe trains in 2024
Xinjiang's Alashankou port handles 7,684 China-Europe trains in 2024
