Xinjiang sees 2,226 westbound int'l freight trains in 2017

Northwestern China's Urumqi Customs supervised a total of 2,226 westbound international freight trains in 2017, up 18.6 percent year on year, according to the local customs.

Volume of the westbound international freights amounted to about 1.159 million metric tons (tonnes), worth 16.104 billion U.S. dollars, up 29.8 percent and 57.8 percent year on year, respectively, last year, said the Urumqi Customs.

Of the westbound international freight trains, China-Europe freight trains accounted for nearly 90 percent, the Urumqi Customs added.