Over the past decade, the network has expanded rapidly. Annual trips have surged from 1,702 in 2016 to 20,022 in 2025, now connecting 129 Chinese cities with 236 cities across 26 European countries.
Cities along the route are gaining new momentum through more resilient supply chains, expanded business opportunities and closer economic cooperation.
With the new containers, Chongqing is boosting the capacity of China-Europe freight train services to meet growing demand for automobile export transportation.
The China-Laos Railway international passenger service has handled more than 800,000 cross-border passenger trips since its launch three years ago.
The China-Europe Railway Express handled 3,501 freight trips in the first two months of this year, carrying 352,000 twenty-foot equivalent units of goods.
Situated on the China-Kazakhstan border, Horgos Port and Alashankou Port, also known as Alataw Pass, are Xinjiang's two primary rail gateways.
Cooperation between China and Caribbean countries has contributed to the development and common prosperity of the region, Caribbean officials have said.
Budapest-Belgrade railway resumes freight operations in Hungary
View of Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya
China-Europe freight train turns inland furniture hub into global trade player
China and neighboring countries expand cross-border railways for greater cooperation
Under the Belt and Road Initiative, China has blazed a trail of cooperation, opportunities and prosperity for common development with partner countries of the Maritime Silk Road, Fu Hua said.
In the heart of Urumqi, a theater complex brings the ancient Silk Road to life with eight immersive shows that draw audiences into the very stories of the past.
