A China-Europe freight train prepares to pull out from the Horgos Port in Horgos, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo by Qiu Jing/Xinhua)

The China Europe Express departs from Khorgos Port in Xinjiang.

China-Europe freight train services recorded solid expansion in January and February this year, data from China's railway operator showed Sunday.

According to the data of China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway), freight train services between China and Europe grew steadily in January and February this year.

The number of China-Europe freight train trips reached 2,928 in the first two months of 2024, up 9 percent year on year, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway).

From January to February this year, 2928 China EU trains were opened, up 9% year on year.

About 317,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) of goods were transported via the freight train services during this period, up 10 percent from a year earlier, the railway operator said.

Railway operators said that during this period, 317000 TEUs of goods were delivered, up 10%.

By the end of February, the train services had expanded to cover 219 cities across 25 European countries, according to China Railway.

By the end of February 2024, there are 120 domestic departure cities of China Europe Express, and 219 cities in 25 European countries.

Source:Xinhua

Editor: Chen Dawei

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