First China-Europe freight train in 2024 sets out from Wuhan

The train No. X8015, carrying 40 tonnes of containers, departed from Wujiashan station in Wuhan to Russia on Jan. 3, marking the first trip of China-Europe freight trainsmade from Wuhan in 2024.

Wuhanhandled 848 China-Europe freight train trips in 2023,with a year-on-year increase of 57.6 percent.Out of the total, outbound and inbound trips reached281and 567, respectively, setting a new record.

In 2023, the value of goods transported by the China-Europe (Wuhan) freight trainsamounted to16.8 billion yuan, ascending by19.83percent year on year.

So far, the China-Europe (Wuhan) freight trains have transported goods to 115 cities in 40 countries across the Eurasia via 52 regular cross-border routes.(en.hubei.gov.cn by Zhang Yawei）