The New Silk Road recently acquired a new train service. The “sugar train” between Nanning International Railway Port in Guangxi, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan, is real. The first train departed on 15 May, carrying 2,600...Read more
Rail freight traffic at the New Silk Road borders of China did not come to a standstill last week, contrary to what had been announced. In week 41, China Railways had released an official mandate...Read more
Railway traffic from China to Europe via the border crossings of both Alashankou and Erenhot has been halted. China Railways has released an official mandate to stop the loading of outgoing trains via these border...Read more
It is now more than two months since a new terminal at Dostyk was opened on the Chinese-Kazakh border. According to the operator, it is already handling three trains per day on average, and this...Read more
On 15 August, three persons were tested positive with COVID-19 in Alashankou, the Chinese side of the main border crossing with Kazakhstan. Cases of infection are alerting news in China and in some cases treated...Read more
Rail traffic on the New Silk Road is facing heavy congestion at Alashankou-Khorgos, the main border crossing between China and Kazakhstan. Trains from China to Central Asia have been halted until the end of June,...Read more
Severe congestion at the Kazakh-Chinese border has led to a halt of all truck traffic, in order to ensure the continuance of Europe-China rail. This was announced by the China Railway dispatching center . The...Read more
