China-Europe Railway Express 'Eastern Corridor' tops 2,000 trips in Jan-May

In the first five months of 2025, more than 2,000 China-Europe Railway Express trains traveled through the "Eastern Corridor," accounting for 26.3 percent of the national total, according to China Railway Harbin Group.

The "Eastern Corridor" of the China-Europe Railway Express consists of the Manzhouli, Suifenhe and Tongjiang railway ports. Currently, 27 routes pass through the corridor, connecting China with 14 countries, including Poland, Germany and the Netherlands. The corridor links more than 60 cities across China, such as Changsha, Zhengzhou, Chengdu and Suzhou.

Intern Geng Yujie also contributed to this story.

Photos by Qu Yiwei and Huang Xu