The number of China Railway Express (Xi'an) services in 2026 has already exceeded 4,000, hitting this milestone nearly one week earlier than the same period last year.
Since the onset of summer, Europe has been hit by persistent extreme heatwaves, with residents seeing a skyrocketing demand for heat‑prevention and cooling supplies.
A China-Europe Railway Express train, loaded with 1,546 metric tons of high-quality Russian rapeseed oil, arrived at Xi'an International Port Station on May 2.
The Xi'an-Budapest Full-timetable China-Europe Railway Express was launched at the Xi'an International Port Station on Nov 22.
Train X9015, loaded with 45 containers of automotive spare parts, departed from Xi'an International Port Station on Nov 13.
On Aug 13, the X9043 China-Europe freight train slowly departed from Xi'an International Port Station, marking China-Europe Railway Express (Xi'an)'s operation of more than 30,000 trains since its opening in 2013.