STORY: 18,000 NEVs exported via Xinjiang's Horgos port in H1
DATELINE: July 20, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:56
LOCATION: URUMQI, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
 
SHOTLIST:
1. various of cargo trains
2. various of new energy vehicles
 
STORYLINE:
 
Local customs statistics show, during the first half of this year, 18,000 new energy vehicles (NEV) were exported through the Horgos railway port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, increasing nearly four times year on year.
 
Through the China-Europe freight train services, the vehicles reached markets in countries along the Belt and Road, including Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.
 
By April, the China-Europe freight train services departed from 109 domestic cities, providing links to 211 cities in 25 European countries.
 
The number of China-Europe freight train trips increased by 17 percent year on year to 5,611 in the first four months of 2023, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd in May.
 
During this period, the Horgos railway port handled 2,485 China-Europe freight trains, up 14.8 percent.
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China.
(XHTV)