The China-Europe Freight Train (CEFT) operates 80 routes connecting approximately 100 Chinese cities to approximately 200 European cities, as well as many other central Asian and southeast Asian cities.

Aug 28, 2021 · China-Europe Railway Express train are now running on 73 routes connecting more than 50 cities in Mainland China with 168 cities from 23 countries in the world. In China, cities that top China-Europe rail freight transportation are Xi'an, Chongqing, Chengdu, Zhengzhou, Yiwu Jinhua and Urumqi.

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In recent years, China Railway has shipped freight through the famous Silk Road railway that connects 12,000 kilometers of track via the Trans-Siberian Railway. An exciting project has just been set up: the first train from Yiwu to London (Barking in East London).

–Europe railway, abbreviated as Yu–Xin–Ou railway (Chinese: 渝新欧铁路; pinyin: Yú–Xīn–Ōu tiělù), is a freight rail route linking Chongqing in Southwestern China, with Duisburg, Germany. The name 渝新欧 is an acronym, consisting of Yu (渝, Chongqing), Xin (新, Xinjiang), Ou ( …

Freight trains from China reach many countries in Europe, Central Asia or South Asia. China, in less than a decade, has built an impressive national high-speed rail network with instant trains and massive railway stations.

6 days ago · The first China-Central Asia freight train from Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality officially starts service on April 20, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of China Railway Chengdu Group Co

Apr 15, 2025 · A new rail freight service between China and Europe is born. Logistics company Ziegler is taking goods from Xi’an (China) to Duisburg (Germany) by train, and then covers the last leg by road to Welkenraedt, Belgium. The company calls it “the fastest rail connection between China and Europe”.

Jul 29, 2024 · Launched in 2011, the China-Europe freight rail transformed land transportation between China and Europe. The inaugural journey covered 11,000 km from Chongqing, China, to Duisburg, Germany, in just 16 days.

Mar 24, 2025 · At the China-Kazakhstan border, primarily Dostyk (Kazakhstan) and Alashankou (China), cargo is transferred due to differing rail gauges—1,435 mm in China and 1,520 mm in Kazakhstan and Russia. As of January 2025, transshipment takes 24-36 hours, depending on cargo volume and customs processes.