In the first quarter, new routes were added to the CRE trains bound for Russia, indicating a stable growth in the operation routes of the middle corridor of CRE trains, which now totals 71 routes. The middle corridor serves as a gateway to over 60 regions in more than 10 countries including Germany, Poland, Russia, and Belarus, as well as most of the originating cities for CRE trains in China. The range of goods transported has expanded from electronic products such as mobile phones and computers to include over 10,000 categories, such as complete automobiles and parts, electromechanical machinery and equipment, furniture, and building materials. On the middle corridor, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has launched 6 CRE train routes.