中欧班列是国际铁路联运领域的重要创新，也是 “一带一路”倡议扎实落地的典范和深化国际合作的重要纽带，历经早期探索与孕育、常态化和规模化发展、整体建设和规范发展、布局转变及发展质量巩固稳定提升几个发展阶段。中欧班列的建设发展开创了国际运输新局面、开辟了铁路改革新路径、开启了内陆开放新篇章，对于提升国际贸易运输体系韧性水平、深化我国铁路行业供给侧结构性改革以及促进亚欧大陆内陆地区更好融入开放型世界经济具有重要意义和价值。在顶层设计和基层探索相结合、开展多层次多方式协调合作、坚持创新驱动和底线思维等方面提供了成功经验。未来，应贯彻新发展理念，聚焦高质量发展；平衡好政府与市场的力量，坚持市场化发展；加强协调与联动，坚持区域协同化发展；统筹发展与安全，坚持通道多元化发展，推动中欧班列朝着更高质量、更好效益、更加安全方向发展。

China-Europe Railway Express is a major innovation in the field of international railway intermodal transport， as well as a model of implementation of the “Belt and Road” initiative and a necessary link for deepening international cooperation. It has gone through several stages， including early exploration and nurturing， regular and large-scale development， integrative construction and standardization， layout transformation， and consolidation and enhancement of the quality of the development. The construction and development of China-Europe Railway Express has brought about a new situation of international transport， explored a new path of railway reform， and opened a new chapter of opening up for inland area， which is of great significance and value for enhancing the resilience of international trade and transport system， deepening the supply-side structural reform of China’s railway industry， and helping the inland areas of the Asian-European continent to better integrate into the open global economy. It provides successful experience in combining top-level design with local exploration， carrying out multi-tiered and multi-dimensional cooperation， and adhering to the mode of innovation-driven and bottom-line thinking， etc. In the future， we should implement the new development philosophy and focus on high-quality development， balance the functions of the government and the market forces and adhere to market-oriented development， strengthen coordination and linkage to enhance the coordinated development in the region， and coordinate development and safety and adhere to the diversified development. With these steps， China-Europe Railway Express will move towards higher quality， greater benefits and more safety.