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Speed up of China Europe freight train westbound channel
Seetao 2026-08-02 11:26
  • Xinjiang Alashankou and Khorgos double ports exceeded 10000 trains this year
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When a train loaded with electronic products leaves the Alashankou Port, the annual scale of the westward land passage is refreshed again.

Recently, the traffic volume of China Europe trains at Alashankou and Khorgos double ports in Xinjiang has exceeded 10000 trains in total, and the annual data is locked in the high running rhythm of more than 50 trains per day. This golden channel is delivering Chinese made products to the European market at a faster pace.

Smart ports compress clearance time

The continuous improvement of clearance efficiency is the key support for maintaining high growth rate of trains. Urumqi Customs is deeply promoting the reform of "smart railway port+local fast customs clearance", reducing the overall travel time of imported goods from 2 to 3 days in the past to within 16 hours, a decrease of 70%; The travel time for local export goods has been reduced from 6 hours to 1 hour, a decrease of 80%.

Khorgos Customs will embed the supervision requirements into the railway operation process, establish a green channel of priority marshalling+rapid inspection and release, and realize intelligent declaration of documents, intelligent inspection of customs, and customs railway information sharing. Alashankou Customs provides a 7 × 24-hour appointment clearance service, using intelligent machine inspection equipment and intelligent map review technology to minimize the stay time of trains at the port.

220 routes connecting Europe and Asia

At present, there are 129 train routes passing through Alashankou Port, covering 21 countries; There are 91 lines at Khorgos Port, which reach 18 countries. There are a total of 220 routes at the dual ports, carrying over 200 types of goods including automotive parts, mechanical equipment, electronic products, and daily necessities. Keywords: Alashankou Port, westward land passage

When customs clearance changes from waiting in line to being available at any time, and train services shift from single point operation to dense coverage of 220 routes, the identity of Xinjiang's dual ports as a land cross-border channel directly west of the border carries more than half of the traffic tasks of China Europe trains nationwide.Editor/Cheng Liting

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