前5个月中欧班列运送货物同比增长31% China-Europe freight train services expand in first 5 months

今年以来，中国国家铁路集团有限公司进一步提升中欧班列开行质量，为高水平对外开放、“一带一路”建设注入强劲动能。截至5月底，累计开行中欧班列超过百列的国内城市有34个，通达欧洲25个国家213个城市。

China-Europe freight train services saw solid growth from January to May this year, with the transport capacity and efficiency continuously rising.

今年1月至5月，中欧班列运输能力和效率持续增强，实现了大幅增长。

The number of China-Europe freight train services increased by 16 percent year-on-year to 7,126 trips in the first five months of the year, according to the China State Railway Group Co, Ltd.

据中国国家铁路集团有限公司消息，今年1月至5月，中欧班列累计开行7126列，同比增长16%。

Some 774,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEU) of goods were transported via the freight trains during this period, up 31 percent from a year ago, the company said.

今年1月至5月，中欧班列累计运送货物77.4万标准箱，同比增长31%。

In May alone, the number of China-Europe freight train trips increased 13 percent year-on-year to 1,515. The trains transported about 165,000 TEU of goods, marking an increase of 29 percent from a year ago.

其中，5月单月开行1515列，运送货物16.5万标准箱，同比分别增长13%、29%。

As of the end of May, the freight train services had reached 213 cities in 25 European countries.

截至5月底，中欧班列已通达欧洲25个国家213个城市。

【相关词汇】

高质量共建“一带一路” high-quality Belt and Road cooperation

“一带一路”伙伴关系  Belt and Road partnership

国际产业链供应链  international industrial and supply chains

多边自由贸易体制  multilateral free trade system

全球供应链  global supply chain

（来源：新华社  编辑：yaning）