Xinjiang's railway freight volume reaches 200 mln tons

The railway freight volume of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region since the beginning of this year has hit 200 million tons, a milestone achieved 19 days earlier than in 2024, according to China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd.

The milestone was marked when a freight train loading 3,500 tons of coal departed on Wednesday from Zhundong Railway Station on the Urumqi-Jiangjunmiao Railway.

During the period, outbound coal shipments from Xinjiang amounted to over 75.9 million tons, growing by 6.93 percent year on year.

Xinjiang has pioneered a "Smart Railway Port plus Local Rapid Customs Clearance" model, which has significantly reduced clearance times for cross-border cargo and boosted vehicle turnover efficiency by over 20 percent.

Xinjiang's railway freight volume reaches 200 mln tons

China made public a work plan on Friday to further upgrade service consumption infrastructures and support housekeeping, elderly care and childcare sectors.

The document, jointly released by the Ministry of Commerce and eight other departments, outlined 64 measures to boost service consumption, including traditional sectors like catering and accommodation, tourism, as well as elderly care and childcare.

Emerging growth sectors, such as housekeeping, performance services and inbound consumption, are also covered.

These measures will create new consumption scenarios amid efforts to drive service consumption and meet people's growing needs for a better life, according to the ministry.

China unveils plan to further boost service consumption