China-Europe freight train fuels Xi'an's tranformation into modern int'l trade, logistics hub-Xinhua

China-Europe freight train fuels Xi'an's tranformation into modern int'l trade, logistics hub

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Editor: huaxia

2025-11-16 22:21:42

A crane works at the Xi'an International Port Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 14, 2025.

Launched in 2013, the China-Europe freight train in Xi'an has ranked first nationwide in key aspects such as the number of trains, freight volume and laden-container ratio for many years.

Today, the Xi'an International Port Station operates 59 railway routes, with a designed annual container throughput of 5.4 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs). Projects such as the Kazakhstan-Xi'an port have been completed and put into operation, facilitating trade and transportation with Europe and Asia, accelerating the city's transformation into a modern international trade and logistics hub.(Xinhua/Shao Rui)

Customers view agricultural products from Kazakhstan at a store in the Xi'an Chanba International Port in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 10, 2025.(Xinhua/Li Yibo)

Workers load a new energy vehicle onto a container at the Kazakhstan-Xi'an port of the Xi'an International Port Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 14, 2025.(Xinhua/Shao Rui)

Workers operate at the Kazakhstan-Xi'an port of the Xi'an International Port Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 14, 2025.(Xinhua/Shao Rui)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 14, 2025 shows the Kazakhstan-Xi'an port of the Xi'an International Port Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.(Xinhua/Shao Rui)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 14, 2025 shows an auto logistics base at the Xi'an International Port Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.(Xinhua/Shao Rui)

A truck drives into the Xi'an International Port Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 14, 2025.(Xinhua/Shao Rui)

An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows China-Europe freight train X8489 leaving the Xi'an International Port Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.(Xinhua/Li Yibo)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 14, 2025 shows cranes working at the Xi'an International Port Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.(Xinhua/Shao Rui)