China-Europe freight train services reported robust growth in July as supply chain issues pushed more goods to rail.

The China State Railway Group Co., Ltd said the number of China-Europe freight train trips for the month was up by 11% year on year to hit what it described as a "record" number of 1,517 last month.

The freight trains handled 149,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of goods, up 12% from a year ago.

State media said during the first seven months, the number of China-Europe freight train trips rose 3% year on year to 8,990.

Meanwhile, the trains transported 869,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of goods during the January to July period or an increase of 4% from the volumes moved during the same period in 2021.