More than 2.2-million-tonne cargo worth over 3 billion U.S. dollars has been transported through the 13 routes of the service, linking Jinan with 47 cities of 20 countries, said local authorities.
Since its inception, the service has served over 3,000 foreign trade enterprises, with annual trips exceeding 800.
According to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd, the number of China-Europe freight train services surged by 15 percent year on year to 4,186 trips in the first quarter of the year.