Silk Road traffic grew in 2022: here’s how the figures developed
In 2022, traffic volumes between China and Europe reached a new milestone despite what has probably been one of the most volatile years in Eurasian…
First Vietnam-China-Kazakhstan route opens
The first route from Vietnam to Kazakhstan was launched on 31 December. The train departed from Pingxiang Railway Station in Guangxi, in southern China, and…
Kazakhstan lays second track on railway line to China
Kazakhstan has started with the construction of a second track on the railway line leading to the city of Dostyk, close to the border with…
Russian Railways asks Kazakhstan for lower transit tariffs
Russian Railways has asked Kazakhstan’s railway company to reduce the transit tariffs for the transportation of agricultural products, including grain. It has been in negotiations…
6,000 China-Europe trains via Khorgos mark important milestone
On Monday, 8 November, a train leaving the Khorgos dry port in Kazakhastan marked the 6,000 train trip through this border point in 2022. The…
China launches first-ever intermodal service to Africa
China set in motion a new intermodal service connecting the country with Africa via Europe. The rail part of the service will run between Chengdu,…
Preliminary route for China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan line on the table
Kyrgyzstan has proposed a route through its territory for the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway line. Plans to construct this railway line received renewed interest by the…
New Silk Road growth almost reaches rock bottom
For the first time in over a decade of stable and continuous growth, freight traffic between China and Europe is experiencing a period of stagnation.…
China-Europe express: St. Petersburg, the new hot transit hub
A new China-Europe connection commenced on 1 January, linking Xi’an in China with Mannheim in Germany. The direct train connection between the two destinations is…
No trains from China stop in Lithuania anymore
In recent months, the situation between Lithuania and China created many questions regarding rail freight transport between the two countries. Contradicting information said that rail…
China Railways stops China-Europe trains for the first time
Railway traffic from China to Europe via the border crossings of both Alashankou and Erenhot has been halted. China Railways has released an official mandate…
China-Lithuania geopolitics hinder rail developments
The cease of rail freight operations between Lithuania and China has been on the headlines for days. The two sides contradict each other about the…