ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 15. As of May 14, the Khorgos railway checkpoint, nestled between China and Kazakhstan in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has seen cargo turnover soar past 5 million tons, marking a remarkable 21.1 percent increase compared to the same stretch in 2024, Trend reports, citing data from the Khorgos Customs.
This entire flow of goods is part of the broader route known as the Middle Corridor, which connects China, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, and Europe, strengthening transcontinental trade.
According to the information, throughout the reporting interval, there was a notable escalation in the operational frequency of freight locomotives traversing the international rail corridors linking China with Europe and Central Asia via the Khorgos railway nexus.
Moreover, a wider range of Chinese-made products, including everyday items, electromechanical equipment, electronic products, and agricultural by-products, are being shipped from the railway border crossings in Xinjiang to the markets of Central Asia and Europe.
As part of the Middle Corridor, more than 45,000 freight trains have passed through the Khorgos railway checkpoint (Railway Control Point) for the China-Europe/China-Central Asia routes, with the total number of such routes reaching 87, covering 46 cities and regions in 18 countries around the world.
