Express rail to Europe relies on dedicated workers all the way

Railway workers are playing a central role in efforts to ensure the smooth operation of the China-Europe Railway Express, which links provinces in China with Europe.

Guo San is one of those workers. He has overseen container handling for 12 years at Alataw Pass Railway Station in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, a northwestern land port connecting to Kazakhstan.

Since its launch in 2011, the express has hauled an increasing amount of goods, boosting infrastructure construction and cooperation along the line as the number of trains has increased, he said.