The total number of China-Europe freight train routes passing through the Alataw Pass, a land port in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has reached 100, according to the China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd.
In addition, the average daily number of China-Europe freight trains handled by the port remains 17 today, compared to a monthly average of 3.5 trains in 2012, according to the company.
In fact, in 2022, the two major ports in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass and the Horgos Port, handled 13,300 China-Europe freight trains, up 8.7% year on year, among which the number of trains departing from Xinjiang rose 21.5% year on year to 1,440.
China-Europe freight trains via the Alataw Pass have accounted for over 30% of such trains operated in China, linking 19 destinations, including Germany, Poland, and Russia.
