Above the Gobi wind, the steel camel caravan tirelessly day and night. As of October 23, 2026, the number of China Europe (Asia) trains passing through the Alataw Pass and Khorgos ports in Xinjiang in the year exceeded 15000, reaching 15052, with 30.58 million tons of cargo passing through the ports. Every train departing from the station is rewriting the scale of the logistics map of the Eurasian continent.

Capacity expansion and efficiency improvement, with one train carrying over 500 tons

Add up the grouping and multiply the transportation capacity. The Xinjiang railway department has increased the maximum number of cars for the China Europe freight train from 50 to 55, with each train's loading capacity increased from 2500 tons to 3000 tons, and the single train capacity increased by 10%. This 500 ton increment, with a daily traffic density of nearly 30 trains, accumulates the delivery confidence of the entire industrial chain. Cai Guangxu, Deputy Director of the Safety Production Command Center of Khorgos Station, said that since this year, the daily average of import and export trains has remained around 28, with a maximum of 35 trains per day.

Subtract for clearance and add for timeliness. Khorgos Port implements the advance of import entrustment confirmation, and completes ticket translation and review before the arrival of vehicles. The average reload time of inbound return trains is reduced to 2 hours, and the minimum clearance time is less than 30 minutes. Alashankou Customs relies on large container inspection equipment and intelligent checkpoints, and the shortest inspection time for a single train is compressed to 10 minutes. Between fast in and fast out, the port has transformed from a passage to a hub.

The line is woven tightly, and the circle of friends becomes wider as you go

Alashankou: 130 routes radiate to 21 countries. As the leading railway port in China in terms of the number of China Europe freight trains, Alashankou Port will have 5536 supervised trains in the first three quarters of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 18%. At present, there are 130 train routes passing through the port, connecting 21 countries including Germany and Poland, and expanding the types of goods carried to more than 200. From automotive parts to electronic products, the Gobi wind outlet sends out the entire product line made in China. Keywords: Cross border trains, railway ports

Khorgos: Ninety one lines connect forty-six cities. The Khorgos railway port has 91 regular lines, reaching 46 cities and regions in 18 countries. In the first three quarters of 2026, the port will handle 7264 trains of China Europe (Asia) freight trains, with a cargo volume of 12.283 million tons. Two ports, one east and one west, one wide and one deep, jointly support the backbone of the Asia Europe golden passage. When the whole schedule trains run steadily every week, the number of entry and exit routes at Alataw Pass increases to 8, 27 trains per week, and that at Khorgos increases to 4, 4 trains per week, the timeliness of China Europe trains has changed from random to predictable.Editor/Cheng Liting