China-Europe freight train services see a sharp rise in July

Published : August 3, 2022 , 12:44 pm

A China-Europe freight train ready for departure at the Tuanjiecun station in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality.

BEIJING, Broadcasting News Corporation : China-Europe freight train services saw robust growth in July amid a safe and smooth operation, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. on Tuesday. The number of China-Europe freight train trips surged by 11 percent year on year to hit a record 1,517 last month. The freight trains handled 149,000 20-foot equivalent units of goods, up 12 percent from a year ago. During the first seven months, the number of China-Europe freight train trips rose 3 percent year on year to 8,990. The trains transported a total of 869,000 20-foot equivalent units of goods, an increase of 4 percent from a year ago. News collected from Xinhua News.