China-Central Asia freight train trips up 25% in first half of 2025
07:12, 22 July 2025
In the first six months of this year, the number of China-Central Asia freight train runs surged by 25% year-on-year, Kazinform News Agency reports citing Xinhua.
According to China Railway (CR), in the first half of 2025, China-Central Asia freight trains completed 7,349 trips, including within the China-Europe network, up 25% year-on-year, while the amount of freight carried rose 3% to 1.98 billion tons in all directions.
As reported earlier, the Khorgos port’s import and export volumes exceeded 20 million tons in the first half of this year.
