Guiyang International Land Port posts record growth in H1

Guiyang International Land Port handled 270 freight trains via four major outward corridors – the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, China-Europe (Central Asia), China-Laos, and Guizhou-Guangdong routes – in the first half of 2026, marking a 31.73 percent year-on-year increase, according to Guizhou Railway Investment Group Co.

A freight train leaves from Guiyang International Land Port. [Photo/ddcpc website]

In June alone, the port achieved a container throughput of over 8,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), with a single-day record of 1,649 TEUs – both historic highs.

Supportive policies for Guiyang International Inland Port's high-quality development have taken effect this year, with the Guizhou Railway Investment Group Co moving to strengthen connectivity within Guizhou province and beyond while deepening opening-up and cooperation.

The group has steadily increased the operation scale of freight services along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor and Guizhou-Guangdong route, while resuming and gradually normalizing China-Europe freight train operations. For the first time, China-Europe freight trains have brought imported "overseas goods" into Guizhou.

Bauxite, ammonium sulfate, and coal slag recently departed from Guiyang International Land Port on the X9582 freight train along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, before reaching Qinzhougangdong Railway Station and Zhanjiang Railway Station in about 48 hours. This marked a further diversification of the land port's cargo structure, effectively opening up maritime logistics channels for Guizhou's chemical and mining sectors, significantly reducing overall logistics costs and providing solid support for the stable operation of local industrial and supply chains.

Since the beginning of this year, Guizhou Railway Investment Group Co has focused on integrating the province's logistics resources and reducing costs, actively promoting the establishment of the Guizhou Multimodal Transport Consortium, which is based at the group's headquarters.

More than 20 companies have already expressed interest in joining, and an initial framework for resource gathering, business collaboration, and complementary strengths is beginning to take shape.

Passenger volume on the Anshun-Liupanshui, Tongren-Yuping, and Panzhou-Xingyi railways also surpassed 10.87 million trips in the first half of this year, up 63.4 percent year-on-year, while freight volume reached nearly 3.92 million metric tons, an 11.47 percent increase year-on-year, providing strong transport support for Guizhou's six major industrial clusters and the development of high-quality tourism destinations.