/ Xinhua
Alashankou Port, also known as Alataw Pass, an important land port in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China, has handled more than 6,000 China-Europe freight train trips in 2025.
Customs have streamlined clearance procedures so that incoming goods now move through the port in less than 16 hours (compared to the two or three days it took before) and each return train can be reloaded in an average of just two hours.
This year, Alashankou Port has received an average of 21 China-Europe freight trains per day, with a daily record of 30, the port noted.
Currently, 127 China-Europe freight rail routes pass through this port, reaching 26 Chinese provincial-level regions and 21 countries, including Germany, Poland, and Hungary. These trains carry more than 200 categories of goods, from vehicles and spare parts to clothing and electronic products.
