(ANSA-XINHUA) - HOHHOT, 18 NOV - The number of China-Europe
freight trains inbound and outbound via Manzhouli, China's
largest land port, has surpassed 3,000 so far this year, a
record high despite the impact of COVID-19, railway authorities
said Wednesday. A total of 3,073 trains passed through
Manzhouli, an important channel for international cargo in north
China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, between Jan. 1 and
Nov. 17, marking a yearly increase of 30.3 percent, according to
the Manzhouli Station under China Railway Harbin Group. In
breakdown, the port handled 1,493 inbound trains, an increase of
49.1 percent year on year, carrying imported goods including
timber, auto parts, cereals and mechanical equipment. The number
of outbound trains loading goods such as electronics and
garments also rose by 16.4 percent to 1,580. "On average, we
handled over 100 more containers per day than last year," said
Cui Tianliang, vice director of the freight workshop of
Manzhouli Station. Officials said that compared with sea and air
transportation, China-Europe freight trains have been less
affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, making it a preferred choice
for traders to transport large quantities of goods and
cross-border e-commerce parcels. Currently, there are 52 lines
for China-Europe freight trains that go through Manzhouli toward
13 European countries including the Netherlands, Germany and
Poland. (ANSA-XINHUA).
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