Xinjiang's Alataw Pass port sees more freight train routes

URUMQI - The total number of China-Europe freight train routes passing through the Alataw Pass, a major land port in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, has reached 100, according to the China Railway Urumqi Group Co Ltd.

The average daily number of China-Europe freight trains handled by the port remains 17 today, compared to a monthly average of 3.5 trains in 2012, said the company.

In 2022, the two major ports in Xinjiang -- the Alataw Pass and the Horgos Port -- handled 13,300 China-Europe freight trains, up 8.7 percent year-on-year, among which the number of trains departing from Xinjiang rose 21.5 percent year-on-year to 1,440, said the company.

So far, China-Europe freight trains via the Alataw Pass have accounted for over 30 percent of such trains operated in China, linking 19 destinations, including Germany, Poland, and Russia.