China-Europe Railway Express Cumulative Runs Exceed 140,000, Goods Value Sent Surpasses US$560 Billion

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On October 22, the X8059 China-Europe Railway Express departed from Puhe Station in Shenyang, Russia-bound for Moscow. Cumulative China-Europe Railway Express runs have now exceeded 140,000, with the value of goods sent surpassing US$560 billion.

The 140,000th China-Europe Railway Express, Train X8059, carried household appliances, auto parts and other goods. After departing from Puhe Station in Shenyang, it headed north and exited through the Manzhouli port. It is expected to arrive in Moscow in about nine days. This is also the 280th China-Europe Railway Express dispatched from the Shenyang assembly center this year.

Including the Shenyang assembly center, 14 China-Europe Railway Express assembly centers have been built across the country. The western, central and eastern corridors are dynamically optimizing routes. The number of scheduled China-Europe Railway Express routes operating at 120 km/h within China has reached 96, connecting 132 domestic cities and reaching 237 cities in 26 European countries and more than 100 cities in 12 Asian countries, with service coverage basically spanning the entire Eurasian continent.

Since the beginning of this year, China State Railway Group has worked closely with countries along the routes to continuously improve the operational efficiency of China-Europe Railway Express. In May, the monthly transport volume of China-Europe Railway Express hit a record high; the six major ports handled an average of 51.2 trains per day, up 12.8% year on year; the shortest customs clearance time at ports has been reduced to under 30 minutes; and trains on the southern corridor have achieved regular operation, with 746 trains operated from January to September, up 125% year on year.

Between nine Chinese cities and six European cities, 22 fully scheduled China-Europe Railway Express trains operate stably every week, precisely matching the cross-border transport needs of high-end manufacturing. More than 100 international trains have departed from Beijing. The share of "Beijing-made intelligent" products such as integrated circuits, medical devices, and intelligent manufacturing and equipment has risen from 30% in the initial period to more than 90%, providing a stable cross-border logistics option for the export of high-value-added foreign trade products from the capital.

The National Development and Reform Commission said that next it will continue to strengthen the brand building of China-Europe Railway Express, continuously raise its level of internationalization and marketization, consolidate and enhance the development resilience of China-Europe Railway Express, and promote its development toward higher quality, better efficiency and greater safety.