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China–Europe rail

China–Europe rail news: China-Europe Railway Express block trains, Eurasian landbridge volumes, gauge changes and terminal capacity between Chinese and European hubs.

The China–Europe rail network — the China-Europe Railway Express services and the wider Eurasian landbridge — moves containers faster than sea freight and far cheaper than air.

Its economics turn on gauge changes at Khorgos and Małaszewicze, terminal capacity at Duisburg and its peers, subsidy policy on the Chinese side, and how quickly traffic re-routes when one corridor becomes unusable.

Part of our New Silk Roads corridor coverage.