The largest land port on the China-Mongolia border, Erenhot, has seen a significant rise in China-Europe freight trains this year, Chinese state media said, citing local railway authorities.

In a report, Xinhua said since January, the port has handled a total of 503 China-Europe freight trains, up 27.9% from the same period last year.

The 500th China-Europe freight train this year passed through the port on February 28, a milestone that took 18 fewer days to accomplish than last year.

It said the number of inbound trains totaled 232 for the period, up 33.3%, while the number outbound trains reached 271, posting a 23.6% rise year-on-year.

"The port in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region now serves 54 China-Europe freight-train routes, connecting over 60 overseas destinations across more than 10 countries," the report added.