Transcontinental railway integrating Asia and Europe

Since its inauguration in 2011, the China-Europe Railway Express has been a beacon of innovation and economic connectivity. Originally conceived as a trade land bridge between China and Europe, the China-Europe Railway Express has become a key driver of inter-state economic relations, regional integration and geopolitical stability.

After China proposed the ambitious Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, the China-Europe Railway Express was incorporated into its structure, providing an essential logistics corridor between Asia and Europe.

The China-Europe Railway Express is an important infrastructure of the Eurasian economic nexus. The intercontinental railway network has effectively advanced transcontinental transportation and logistics between China and Europe, helped develop regional economies, while upgrading human capital and infrastructure along its route, and introduced the concept of economic complementarity and collaborative advancement of joint goals across borders. The economic integration of Eurasia is based to a large extent on the development of this railway.