283% YoY growth in China-Vietnam freight train cargo volume in H1 2025

12 Jul '25

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283% YoY growth in China-Vietnam freight train cargo volume in H1 2025

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Freight trains departing from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region towards Vietnam transported 18,870 TEUs of goods in H1 2025—a 283-per cent YoY rise.
The frequency of scheduled China-Vietnam freight trains has risen from five trips per week to 14 this year.
The fastest end-to-end transit time for China-Vietnam trains from Nanning, capital of Guangxi, to Yen Vien in Vietnam now is 14 hours.

Freight trains departing from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region towards Vietnam transported 18,870 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of goods in the first half (H1) this year—a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 283 per cent, according to the China Railway Nanning Group.

The frequency of scheduled China-Vietnam freight trains has increased from five trips per week to 14 this year, offering more transport options for China's goods exports, a state-controlled media outlet reported.

The fastest end-to-end transit time for China-Vietnam trains from Nanning, capital of Guangxi, to Yen Vien in Vietnam now is 14 hours.

China-Vietnam trains departing from Guangxi till now have transported over 380 varieties of export goods, sourced from 25 provincial regions, including Jiangsu, Guangdong and north China's Hebei.

The cross-border freight transport network now covers multiple countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.

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