Arrival ceremony held for first freight train of Guangxi Fangchenggang-Chongqing Qijiang railway

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025 shows the reception ceremony for the first freight train from Fangchenggang City of Guangxi to Qijiang District of Chongqing is held at the Qijiang North railway station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The first freight train of the Guangxi Fangchenggang-Chongqing Qijiang railway, part of China's New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor rail service which is a crucial logistics link between China's western inland regions and global markets, arrived at the Qijiang North railway station in Chongqing on Monday. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025 shows the first freight train from Fangchenggang City of Guangxi to Qijiang District of Chongqing arriving at the Qijiang North railway station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The first freight train of the Guangxi Fangchenggang-Chongqing Qijiang railway, part of China's New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor rail service which is a crucial logistics link between China's western inland regions and global markets, arrived at the Qijiang North railway station in Chongqing on Monday. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

This photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025 shows the first freight train from Fangchenggang City of Guangxi to Qijiang District of Chongqing arriving at the Qijiang North railway station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The first freight train of the Guangxi Fangchenggang-Chongqing Qijiang railway, part of China's New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor rail service which is a crucial logistics link between China's western inland regions and global markets, arrived at the Qijiang North railway station in Chongqing on Monday. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025 shows the first freight train from Fangchenggang City of Guangxi to Qijiang District of Chongqing arriving at the Qijiang North railway station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The first freight train of the Guangxi Fangchenggang-Chongqing Qijiang railway, part of China's New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor rail service which is a crucial logistics link between China's western inland regions and global markets, arrived at the Qijiang North railway station in Chongqing on Monday. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)