Chongqing’s cargo volume via the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor increased by more than 30% year-on-year in the first quarter.

April 30, 2026

China Water Transport Network

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According to the data released by the Chongqing Railway Logistics Center of the Chengdu Bureau of the State Railway, in the first quarter of 2026, the railway-sea combined transport trains on the new land-sea channel in western Chongqing sent a total of more than 400 trains, loading nearly 17000 cars, and the traffic volume increased by more than 30% year-on-year, realizing the double growth of the number of trains and the loading volume. This growth is due to Chongqing's active construction of a modern collection and distribution logistics system facing the southeast, northwest and coordinating iron, public, water and air in recent years, and promoting the deep integration of multimodal transport. At present, the logistics network of the new western land-sea channel has covered 138 domestic sites and reached 584 ports in 127 countries and regions around the world. It has become an important channel connecting inland and ocean and promoting the coordinated development of the east and t

　　According to the statistics from the Chongqing Railway Logistics Center of the China Railway Chengdu Bureau, the Chongqing Western Land-Sea New Corridor rail-sea intermodal train dispatched over 400 trains and loaded nearly 17,000 cars in the first quarter of 2026, with a year-on-year increase in volume of over 30%, achieving a double increase in both the number of trains and the loading volume.

　　In recent years, Chongqing, located in the inland hinterland, has constructed a modern collection and distribution logistics system oriented towards the "east, south, west, and north," coordinating "rail, road, water, and air," achieving deep integration of multimodal transport, reaching rivers and seas, and connecting the world.

　　Currently, the Western Land-Sea New Corridor logistics network covers 138 domestic sites and reaches 584 ports in 127 countries and regions worldwide, paving a prosperous path of land-sea linkage and east-west mutual support.

　　Trainee Reporter Guo Jin, All-Media Reporter Wu Jing

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