Railway transportation takes relatively longer transit time,  30-45 days in average, and the price is significantly lower than that of road  transportation.The main transportation directions are Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and European countries.

The Central Asian and European directions of the ”Belt and Road" railway container transportation are mainly operated through the Central European train lines. There are a number of railway stations in China that undertake the departure tasks. The following are some of the main stations.：

Chongqing Unity Village Central Station (Yuxinou), Chengdu Chengxiang Station (Rongou), Xi'an International Port Station (Chang'an), Zhengzhou Putian Station (Zhongyu), Urumqi (Tianshan), Shijiazhuang West Railway Station (Jiou), Wuhan Wujiashan Central Station (Hanou), Guangzhou (Zengcheng West Railway Station, Datian) Railway Container Central Station (Yuexinou).

Shenyang East Railway Station/Yuguo Station (Liaomanou), Changsha Xianning Station (Xiangou Express), Hefei North Railway Station (Hexinou), Kunming Wangjia Yingxi Railway Station (Yunnan Xinou), Tianjin Xingang North Railway Station (Tianjin-Ou Train), Jinan Dongjiazhen Railway Station (Qilu), Qingdao Jiaozhou Railway Station Shanghe Demonstration Zone Multimodal Transport Center (Qilu), Yiwu West Railway Station (Yixinou), Suzhou West Railway Station (Su Manou, Su Xinou, Su Xinya), Lianyungang China-Kazakhstan Logistics Base (Lianyungang East Railway Station, Lian Xinou).