URUMQI — The China-Europe freight train services handled in Horgos port, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, hit a monthly record high and ranked first among ports across the country in July, the port customs said.

The port dealt with 495 China-Europe freight trains with 45,600 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) of cargoes in July, up 55.17 percent and 55.1 percent year-on-year respectively, said Long Teng, a staff member with the customs.

The port has set up an exclusive window for the freight train services, which increased the efficiency of customs clearance by more than 60 percent.

From January to July, the port handled over 2,200 China-Europe freight trains.