Yangtze River Delta Sets Record with 5,063 China-Europe Freight Trains in 2022

Published February 23, 2023 · Sino-Euro Railway

The Yangtze River Delta operated a record 5,063 China-Europe (Asia) freight trains in 2022, an increase of 668 trains or 15.2% over 2021. The result confirms the region as China's busiest hub for rail freight to Europe and Asia and reflects years of investment in integrated transportation and logistics.

Several cities hit new milestones in 2022. On March 30, Wuxi opened its first China-Europe connecting train, paving the way for regular operations. Shanghai ran 53 "China-Europe Train – Shanghai" services, its highest annual total, carrying over 5,000 containers with a combined weight of 40,000 tons and a value of RMB 1.3 billion.

Jiangsu Province set a provincial record with 1,973 trains in 2022, up 9.6% year on year. Outbound trains numbered 1,226 (+6.4%) and inbound trains 747 (+15.4%), with the inbound-to-outbound ratio reaching 102.5% — a balanced two-way flow. Nanjing operated more than 300 trains, Xuzhou over 400, Suzhou over 500 and Lianyungang over 700.

In Zhejiang, the "YiXinOu" platform in Yiwu ran 1,569 trains carrying 129,000 TEU, up 22.8%, averaging four trains per day, while the value of imported goods exceeded RMB 30 billion after nine consecutive years of growth averaging 62% annually. The Jindong platform added 700 trains and 57,030 TEU, up 10.2%. In Anhui, the Hefei China-Europe train operated 768 trains, 100 more than the previous year, bringing its cumulative total past 2,800.

Q: How many China-Europe freight trains ran from the Yangtze River Delta in 2022? A: A record 5,063 trains, up 15.2% from 2021, with Jiangsu (1,973), the Yiwu "YiXinOu" platform in Zhejiang (1,569) and Hefei in Anhui (768) as the largest contributors.

Q: Which Yangtze River Delta city ran the most China-Europe trains in 2022? A: Lianyungang operated over 700 trains, Suzhou over 500 and Xuzhou over 400, while Yiwu's "YiXinOu" platform alone averaged four departures per day.