On October 23, 2026, in Khorgos Station, a series of trains are ready to leave. As of this day, in 2026, there will be more than 15000 China Europe Central Asia trains passing through Alataw Pass and Khorgos railway ports, up 5.6% year on year; The port throughput was 30.58 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.9%. Xinjiang is an important western corridor for China Europe Central Asia freight trains, with over half of the trains entering and leaving Xinjiang. The increasing demand in the European and Central Asian markets has driven an increase in the number of domestic train services, coupled with the growth of Xinjiang's total import and export value in the first eight months, resulting in strong import and export demand, which has steadily increased the number of trains and freight volume passing through Xinjiang.

Steady growth of dual port trains

Since 2026, the railway department in Xinjiang has accelerated the promotion of international intermodal transportation, facilitated port transportation organization, and continuously improved cross-border transportation efficiency. There are 130 train routes passing through the Alashankou Railway Port, connecting 21 countries; There are 91 regular trains at Khorgos Railway Port, which reach 18 countries and 46 cities and regions. Cai Guangxu, Deputy Director of the Safety Production Command Center of Khorgos Station of China Railway Urumqi Bureau Group Co., Ltd., said that the daily average import and export trains remained at about 28, with a maximum of 35 trains per day. The increasing demand in the European and Central Asian markets, combined with the growth of foreign trade in Xinjiang, has led to a synchronous increase in the number of trains and cargo throughput at the dual ports.

Continuous improvement in transportation efficiency

The Xinjiang railway department has increased the maximum number of cars for the China Europe Central Asia freight train from 50 to 55, with each train's loading capacity increased from 2500 tons to 3000 tons, and transportation capacity increased by 10%. Khorgos Station strengthened cooperation with customs, border inspection and other joint inspection units, and the average reload time of inbound return trains was reduced to 2 hours, and the minimum clearance time at ports was reduced to 30 minutes. In terms of cross-border cooperation, the regular meeting mechanism between the railway departments of China and Kazakhstan will be implemented. The railway port stations of both sides will report production information daily, increase communication and coordination efforts, dynamically adjust the categories of wide gauge goods, and accelerate vehicle turnover and circulation. The improvement of transportation efficiency has provided solid support for the increase in the number of train services. Keywords: Cross border train news and information, transportation, interconnectivity

The line network continues to expand

The total number of China Europe freight train routes for entry and exit through the Alashankou Railway Port has increased to 8, with 27 European freight trains listed in the weekly entry and exit timetable; The total number of China Europe trains passing through Khorgos Railway Port has increased to 4, and the weekly total number of China Europe trains has increased to 4. The circle of friends for the China Europe Central Asia freight train continues to expand, with the addition of one China Europe freight train route entering through Alashankou Port and returning to Yulin, Shaanxi, and one Central Asia freight train route exiting through Alashankou Port in Beijing Tianjin Hebei region; There are two outbound routes of Central Asia trains in Zhengzhou, Henan Province and Wuhan, Hubei Province via Khorgos Port. The encryption and extension of the railway network have further consolidated Xinjiang's position as a hub of the China Europe Central Asia corridor.Editor/Gao Xue