Northeast China’s ports of Manzhouli and Suifenhe handle over 3,000 China-Europe freight trains
A reach stacker handles cargo containers at the Manzhouli Railway Station in Manzhouli, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on July 1, 2020. (Photo by Xinhua)

Northeast China’s ports of Manzhouli and Suifenhe on the China-Russia border have seen over 3,000 China-Europe freight train trips this year, according to the China Railway Harbin Group Co Ltd.

As of Wednesday, the two ports had handled 3,037 China-Europe freight train trips with 291,186 TEUs of goods, up 35.5 percent and 44.6 percent year-on-year, respectively.

In the same period, Suifenhe port witnessed 323 China-Europe freight train trips with 29,176 TEUs of cargo, surging by 207.6 percent and 218.7 percent, respectively.

Over 50 China-Europe freight train routes pass through the two ports, linking more than 10 countries with 60 Chinese cities including Guangzhou, Changsha and Tianjin, among others.