The freight volume of China-Europe freight trains passing through the Erenhot Port — the largest land port between China and Mongolia — has exceeded 5 million tonnes as of December 15, 2025, an increase of 22.7% year on year, hitting a new record.

Chinese state media, Xinhua, said the port has handled a total of 3,807 China-Europe freight trains last year, transporting 433,600 TEUs of goods, marking year-on-year growth of 17.1% and 16.2%, respectively, citing China Railway Hohhot Group Co., Ltd.

In 2025, the port added new routes, including routes connecting Wuhu in east China's Anhui Province with Moscow, Russia, and Datong in north China's Shanxi Province with Selyatino, Russia.

The report said customs authorities have also taken a series of measures to enhance efficiency and currently, the border inspection time for each train has been reduced to about 20 minutes.

As the sole transit port for the "middle corridor" of the China-Europe freight train network, Erenhot currently operates 74 routes connecting over 70 stations across more than 10 countries, including Germany and Poland.