Horgos Port, a major railway hub in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has handled over 2,000 China-Europe freight train trips as of Tuesday, marking an all-time high for the same period.
The milestone was reached at 17:00 on Tuesday when a train laden with daily necessities and new energy vehicle parts departed from Horgos for Malaszewicze, Poland. This achievement underscores the growing vitality of trade along the route as it enters its tenth year of operation.
According to relevant authorities, an average of 27 China-Europe trains per day pass through the Horgos railway port, with an average reloading time at the port of just two hours, demonstrating the route's high demand and optimized efficiency.
A growing array of China-produced products, including mechanical equipment, electronics, and agricultural and sideline products, are now flowing through Horgos to markets in Central Asia and Europe.
"We continuously optimize our transport organization procedures. Through precise dispatch and command, we closely monitor the clearance of inbound trains and tightly coordinate train reloading with pickup operations. That way, we are able to further reduce non-operational time and continuously improve our operational capacity for reloading," said Su Bo, a dispatcher for the China Railway Urumqi Bureau Group's safety production command center at the Horgos station.
The efficient flow is further bolstered by enhanced coordination between customs and railway authorities. Leveraging rapid clearance and smart port management, the two departments now share data in real-time, cutting overall customs clearance time for the trains by more than 50 percent.
Since the Horgos port inaugurated its China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train service in March 2016, it has facilitated the passage of over 54,000 trains. The variety of goods has also expanded significantly, now encompassing more than 200 categories.
So far, the Horgos port serves 91 China-Europe freight train routes, connecting to 46 cities and regions across 18 countries.
Major Xinjiang port handles over 2,000 China-Europe freight train trips so far this year
