11月9日，满洲里站集装箱场内，龙门吊正在加紧进行集装箱装卸作业。"今年前10个月，经满洲里铁路口岸回程的中欧班列通行量位居全国首位。" 满洲里站货运车间吊车司机长杨亮自豪地说。
满洲里铁路口岸是"欧亚第一大陆桥重要节点"，也是中国最大的边境陆路口岸站，中欧班列"东通道"重要口岸，被誉为"一带一路上的黄金驿站"。
经满洲里铁路口岸通行的中欧班列运量已连续十年递增，整体通行量约占全国开行总量的三成，中欧班列"东通道"的运输优势更加明显。
目前，经由满洲里铁路口岸出境的中欧班列已通达俄罗斯、白俄罗斯、德国、比利时等13个欧洲国家，入境班列辐射覆盖国内长三角、珠三角、环渤海等区域，到达长沙、西安、苏州、南京、杭州等60余座城市，装载货物品类有板材、食品、汽车配件等百余种商品，回程班列重箱率达到100%。
截至11月9日，经满洲里铁路口岸进出境中欧班列达4308列465204标箱，同比增加169列68214标箱，增幅为17.2%，为外贸企业高质量发展汇聚了"铁动力"。
The Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) runs through China, Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and further through the Black Sea to Europe. The TITR is a multimodal route that involves two modes of transport: rail and sea.
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