China Central Television (CCTV) reported on the 8th that China State Railway Group (China Railway) revealed that in 2025, the China-Europe Railway Express will operate 20,022 trains, marking the first time the annual number has surpassed 20,000, with goods valued at over $67.7 billion (274.447 billion MYR). By the end of 2025, the China-Europe Railway Express will connect 128 cities within China and reach 232 cities in 26 European countries.
An earlier report by China News Service stated that China Railway recently held a work meeting, noting that in 2025, the group will steadily advance key overseas projects. These include the full-scale construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway, the full opening and operation of the Serbia section of the Hungary-Serbia Railway, the China-Laos Railway (Mohan-Vientiane section) seeing year-on-year growth in passenger and freight volumes of 2.3% and 15% respectively, and the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway safely and smoothly operating for two years with a cumulative ridership exceeding 13 million.
In 2025, China Railway will build an international logistics brand utilizing railways. The China-Europe (Asia) Railway Express will operate 34,000 trains and transport 3.17 million standard containers, representing year-on-year increases of 9.8% and 7.6%, respectively. The New Western Land-Sea Corridor service will send 1.42 million TEU, a year-on-year increase of 47.5%.
It is noted that in 2026, China Railway will show even greater achievement in serving the development of a new economic pattern and in the high-quality construction of the Belt and Road Initiative. Plans include advancing the construction of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor, operating high-quality, scheduled China-Europe Railway Express trains, strengthening the railway’s backbone role in the New Western Land-Sea Corridor, reinforcing the transport capacity of the eastern, central, and western corridors, expanding the coverage of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor service, and promoting increased volume and improved quality for container train transport.