A freight train carrying tea leaves, mechanical equipment, and other goods departed from Changsha North Station at 00:30 am on May 9. As of May 1, Hunan had handled 332 China-Europe freight train trips, a year-on-year increase of 45%. (Photo/Gu Pengbo, Hunan Daily)

Workers loaded containers carrying products including tea leaves and mechanical equipment onto a China-Europe freight train at the freight yard of Changsha North Station at 23:00 on May 8. As of May 1, Hunan had handled 332 China-Europe freight train trips, a year-on-year increase of 45%. (Photo/Gu Pengbo, Hunan Daily)

Workers loaded containers carrying products including tea leaves and mechanical equipment onto a China-Europe freight train at the freight yard of Changsha North Station at 23:00 on May 8. As of May 1, Hunan had handled 332 China-Europe freight train trips, a year-on-year increase of 45%. (Photo/Gu Pengbo, Hunan Daily)

Workers loaded containers carrying products including tea leaves and mechanical equipment onto a China-Europe freight train at the freight yard of Changsha North Station at 23:00 on May 8. As of May 1, Hunan had handled 332 China-Europe freight train trips, a year-on-year increase of 45%. (Photo/Gu Pengbo, Hunan Daily)