China Railway Express: A to Z

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Known as the “Belt and Road on rail”, the China Railway Express is driving China’s efforts to boost connectivity with Eurasian markets.

China Railway Express:A to Z

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The China Railway Express has connected 60 Chinese cities with 50 cities across 15 European countries, with over 14,000 cargo trains on the network.

China
Railway Express
A to Z

LEGEND

from China to Europe

from Europe to China

All the trips
Trips from China
Trips to China

China imports

from Europe. While Europe gets

from China.

Duration

Type of goods

First trip

The picture shows the major routes of principal Chinese cities (Wuhan, Chengdu, Zhengzhou, Yiwu, Xi'an, Suzhou) on CR Express.

SourceChina Railway, China Railway Container Transport, PEOPLERAIL.COM, BELT AND ROAD PORTAL·YIDAIYILU.GOV.CN, YUXINOU, CIPI, YXE, ZIH, XI’AN PORT, Wuhan Asia-Europe logistics, Public reports

SupervisorMei Yan

Project Manager Li Tianfu

Multimedia ProducerXu Jiye, Zhou Rui

PresenterZou Yue

ScriptZhang Huimin

Chief EditorLi Shouen

Copy EditorNick Moore

CopywriterZhang Huimin

Data Editor & VisualizationZhou Rui, Zhang Yujia