On January 1, 2026, the first China-Europe freight train of the new year in the southwest region waited for departure at Chongqing Xinglongchang marshalling yard (photo taken by drone).

At the beginning of the new year, a China-Europe freight train loaded with automobile and motorcycle parts, electronic products, daily necessities, and other products slowly departed from Chongqing Xinglongchang Marshalling Station, marking the official departure of the first China-Europe freight train in the southwest region in the new year, and continuously injecting new impetus into the connectivity and economic and trade cooperation between Asia and Europe.

Photographed by Tang Yi, reporter of Xinhua News Agency