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AChina-EuropefreighttrainloadedwithChinese-brandvehicleswaitsfordepartureattheHarbininternationalcontainercenterstationinHarbin,capitalofnortheastChina"sHeilongjiangProvince,onApril16,2023.(Xinhua/ZhangTao)

BEIJING,June24(Xinhua)--China-EuropefreighttrainservicessawsolidgrowthfromJanuarytoMaythisyear,withthetransportcapacityandefficiencycontinuouslyrising.

ThenumberofChina-Europefreighttrainservicesincreasedby16percentyearonyearto7,126tripsinthefirstfivemonthsoftheyear,accordingtotheChinaStateRailwayGroupCo.,Ltd.

Some774,00020-footequivalentunits(TEU)ofgoodsweretransportedviathefreighttrainsduringthisperiod,up31percentfromayearago,thecompanysaid.

InMayalone,thenumberofChina-Europefreighttraintripsincreased13percentyearonyearto1,515.Thetrainstransportedabout165,000TEUofgoods,markinganincreaseof29percentfromayearago.

AsoftheendofMay,thefreighttrainserviceshadreached213citiesin25Europeancountries.