Khorgos: over 8,000 China — Europe/Central Asia trains year to date; consists up to 55 wagons and 3,000 t

As of 3 November 2026, more than 8,000 China — Europe / Central Asia trains had passed the Khorgos border station this year. China Railway (China State Railway Group) reported this on 10 November; Xinjiang Daily published the Urumqi Railway figures earlier, on 5 November.

To raise throughput, Urumqi Railway increased maximum train length from 50 to 55 wagons and train load from 2,500 to 3,000 t, which it says lifts capacity by 10%. It uses the "rail fast-pass" customs mode, the 95306 "digital port" system and a loaded-outbound broad-gauge scheme that uses empty consists returning to Kazakhstan. Customs clearance at the station runs 24/7, with a priority "green lane" for China — Europe / CA trains.

Khorgos handles about 28 trains a day on average, with a record of 35. Train verification time was cut from 37 to 25 minutes and container handover from 45 to 35 minutes. The station serves 91 routes to 18 countries and 46 cities and regions; 4 lines run on a full timetable, 4 trains a week.

For rail forwarding this means a denser and more predictable entry into Kazakhstan from China. Gateway Logistics supplies wagons, containers and container flatcars: Khorgos to Almaty, Astana and Kazakhstan regions; Khorgos/Altynkol and Dostyk–Alashankou into Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran and Turkmenistan.

Sources: China Railway, 10 November 2026; Tianshan / Xinjiang Daily, 5 November 2026.