HARBIN — Manzhouli, the largest land port on the China-Russia border, saw a rising number of China-Europe freight trains during the first four months this year, authorities said.

The number of outbound China-Europe freight trains via Manzhouli grew 16 percent to 484 and that of inbound trains increased 5 percent to 382 between January and April, according to China Railway Harbin Group Co Ltd, which administers the Manzhouli railway station.

On May 5, a China-Europe cargo train carrying 123 cars left Daqing, a city in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, for Belgium via Manzhouli land port in Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Around 2,000 China-manufactured cars have been transported by China-Europe trains through the port since this year.

There are currently more than 50 routes of China-Europe freight trains via the Manzhouli land port, which helps promote trade between China and European countries.