China Railway's cross-border cargo deliveries to Europe and Central Asia saw robust growth from January to May,  citing improved coordination with foreign railway authorities to streamline train handovers at border ports.

China State Railway Group Co. (China Railway) said in the first five months of 2025, a total of 6,046 China-Central Asia freight trains were operated, up 23% year-on-year.

During the same period, the China-Laos Railway transported 2.502 million tons of cross-border cargo, up 8% year-on-year.

State media reported that overall, China's national railway cargo volume continued to grow in the first five months of the year, with 1.641 billion tons of goods transported during the period, up 3.1% year-on-year.

The average daily loading volume reached 181,000 vehicles, a 4.2% increase year-on-year.

Global Times reported that since the beginning of the year, the development of a modern national railway network has accelerated, significantly reducing logistics costs. The delivery of bulk commodities has been further secured, including the establishment of "green channels" for key coal projects in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

In the first five months, a total of 655 integrated logistics contracts were signed, promoting the shift of bulk cargo transport from road to rail.

Also, 43 new "single waybill" multimodal transport products were developed, and 6.833 million standard containers of rail-water intermodal container cargo were shipped, up 18.4% year-on-year.