China-Europe freight train services posted strong growth in first 4 months
13.05.2024
In the first four months of this year, the number of freight train departures on China-Europe international rail freight routes rose 10 percent year on year to 6,184. This was according to data released on Monday by China Railways Corporation
During the reporting period, freight trains carried a total of about 675,000 standard containers /TEU, twenty-foot equivalent unit/ of cargo, up 11 percent year-on-year, the CPRC said.
According to the corporation, as of the end of April this year, the number of China-Europe freight train departures totaled 89,000, while the network services of these routes covered 223 cities in 25 European countries.