EconomyInFocus | Xi'an emerges as modern international trade and logistics hub

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 14, 2025 shows an auto logistics base at the Xi'an International Port Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

XI'AN, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Launched in 2013, the China-Europe freight train in Xi'an has ranked first nationwide in key aspects such as the number of trains, freight volume and laden-container ratio for many years.

Today, the Xi'an International Port Station operates 59 railway routes, with a designed annual container throughput of 5.4 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs). Projects such as the Kazakhstan-Xi'an port have been completed and put into operation, facilitating trade and transportation with Europe and Asia, accelerating the city's transformation into a modern international trade and logistics hub.

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 14, 2025 shows cranes working at the Xi'an International Port Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

A truck drives into the Xi'an International Port Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

A crane works at the Xi'an International Port Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

Customers view agricultural products from Kazakhstan at a store in the Xi'an Chanba International Port in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

Workers operate at the Kazakhstan-Xi'an port of the Xi'an International Port Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 14, 2025 shows the Kazakhstan-Xi'an port of the Xi'an International Port Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.(Xinhua/Shao Rui)

Workers load a new energy vehicle onto a container at the Kazakhstan-Xi'an port of the Xi'an International Port Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Nov. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows China-Europe freight train X8489 leaving the Xi'an International Port Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)