Photo taken on July 9, 2024 shows a Tianshan freight train departs from the Urumqi International Land Port Area in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang.

"Today, a total of 50 containers have already been shipped, and during peak periods, we need to ship over 300," Li Wenjun, a staff member overseeing container loading at the Urumqi assembly center in Urumqi International Land Port Area, said on July 9, 2024. On this day, Xinjiang's Tianshan freight train achieved a milestone of surpassing 300 in mumber. These trains were dispatched to countries such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan primarily for the transportation of automotive parts, agricultural products, daily necessities, clothing, and footwear. The cumulative shipment volume has exceeded 250 thousand tons with goods valued at over RMB 7 billion.

Photo taken on July 9, 2024 shows a worker drives a forklift to transfer goods at the multimodal transport center in the Urumqi International Land Port Area in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang.

Photo taken on July 9, 2024 shows a front-end loader moves containers at the Urumqi assembly center in the Urumqi International Land Port Area in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang.

Photo taken on July 9, 2024 shows business people handle freight business at the comprehensive service hall of Urumqi International Land Port Area in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang.

Photo taken on July 9, 2024 shows vans ready for goods transfer at the multimodal transport center in the Urumqi International Land Port Area in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang.

Photo taken on July 9, 2024 shows a staff member directs a gantry crane to lift and load containers onto a Tianshan freight train at the Urumqi assembly center in the Urumqi International Land Port Area in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang.

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