Hubei‑run Central‑Asia freight trains pass 300 departures

According to Hubei Provincial State‑owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, a freight train loaded with machinery and household electrical goods manufactured in Hubei has departed from Wuhan Wujiashan Station for Kazakhstan. The milestone journey takes the total number of Central‑Asia services operated by Hubei Railway Group past 300. The operator hit the 200‑train mark in February 2026, with the additional hundred departures completed within just six months.

The very first of these cross‑border trains set off in June 2024. The group’s international intermodal arm has expanded Eurasian logistics links ever since. The first regular scheduled working diagram for this Central‑Asia service was approved in April 2025, enabling one weekly departure. 

A further scheduled diagram was introduced at Xianglushan Station in July 2026. Two‑station regular departures from Wujiashan and Xianglushan now deliver predictable cross‑border rail capacity for enterprises both inside and outside Hubei province.

An integrated river‑sea‑rail intermodal system combining Yangtze waterborne transport and Central‑Asia rail services has been put in place. Cargo unloaded from river vessels can go straight onto outbound trains within the port compound. This streamlined workflow cuts transit intervals, raises logistical efficiency and reduces freight costs for trading firms. The service network now reaches 51 cities across nine Eurasian nations. 

It supports more than 30 local manufacturing enterprises and over 10 trading businesses, facilitating overseas sales for locally‑made goods. Return trips are maintained to keep traffic balanced in both directions, supplementing domestic material supplies and sustaining stable regional industrial and supply chains.

Hubei Railway Group will continue improving operational standards for its scheduled block trains. New diversified international logistics corridors are to be developed, including scaled‑up road‑rail combined transport for the China‑Kyrgyzstan‑Uzbekistan route, alongside expanded connections across the Caspian Sea and into western Asia. Existing river‑sea‑rail intermodal arrangements will receive further upgrades. 

The group also intends to iterate its multimodal‑transport service portfolio and expand value‑added offerings under the “train‑plus” model. These developments aim to strengthen overall cross‑border logistics capacity, support Hubei’s foreign‑trade activities and reinforce the province’s role within the dual‑circulation framework for high‑quality Belt and Road cooperation.