CHINA-EUROPE freight train services saw robust growth in July amid a safe and smooth operation, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. yesterday.

The number of China-Europe freight train trips surged by 11% year on year to hit a record 1,517 last month. The freight trains handled 149,000 20-foot equivalent units of goods, up 12% from a year ago.

During the first seven months, the number of China-Europe freight train trips rose 3% year on year to 8,990. The trains transported a total of 869,000 20-foot equivalent units of goods, an increase of 4% from a year ago.

Meanwhile, a China-Europe freight train carrying 50 containers of photovoltaic (PV) products left a train station Sunday in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China’s Liaoning Province, for Duisburg, Germany.

By July 29, the China-Europe freight trains launched from Liaoning had made a total of 199 trips this year, a year-on-year increase of 20.6%.(Xinhua)