In the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, the China-Europe freight train services have shown a notable increase, according to the data by the China State Railway Group (China Railway). There were 4,541 trips made between China and Europe in this period, marking a 9 per cent rise compared to the same timeframe last year.
The volume of goods transported also saw a substantial rise, with approximately 493,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of goods being moved, which is a 10 per cent increase from the previous year.
As of March 2024, the cumulative number of China-Europe freight train trips reached 87,000, extending logistics services to 222 cities across 25 European countries, according to Chinese media reports.