China News Service, Suifenhe, February 12 (Reporter Wang Lin from Shao Dan) With a long cry, the Moscow direct train to Suifenhe slowly entered the South Freight Yard of Suifenhe Station at 9:10 on the 12th.

The first train on this trip spans the Eurasian continent, with a travel distance of more than 9,100 kilometers, creating the history of Suifenhe's "100-year port".

This train opens the history of Suifenhe "Hundred Years Port"

　　Suifenhe City is at the forefront of Heilongjiang Province’s opening to the outside world, and plays a role as a link in the process of undertaking the alignment of the revitalization of Northeast China with the development strategy of the Russian Far East.

The first special train since the Suifenhe area of ​​the Heilongjiang Pilot Free Trade Zone was approved this time marked the realization of interconnection between the European hinterland of Russia, centered on Moscow, and Suifenhe, China.

The Moscow train to Suifenhe is waiting for loading and unloading. Photo by Qu Yiwei

　　The 12th is the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year. The train with red flowers arrived amid the sound of firecrackers.

This train is opened and operated by Suifenhe Haitie Lianjie International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. It consists of 47 40-foot high container containers, including 34 containers of imported birch wood, totaling 1,100 cubic meters; 13 containers of Russian sweets, totaling 338 tons.

　　Approved for the first time by the Russian State Railways, this fixed train will go directly from Moscow Hovlino Station to Suifenhe Station. The whole journey will be fixed regularly without dismantling or editing. It only takes 12 days to run on the way, which saves time compared with traditional transportation After more than 40 days, the freight has dropped by about 10%.

The direct train stops at the South Goods Yard of Suifenhe Station. Photo by Qu Yiwei

　　With the close cooperation of Suifenhe Station and the other station of the Russian Railways, the past cross-border transportation logistics bottlenecks of scattered cargo, marshalling docking, long transportation time, and high freight rates have been completely solved, and the development limitations of China's long-term cooperation with Russia relying on the Far East market have been solved. .

Since then, a large number of high-quality and low-cost Russian products have been able to circulate smoothly, which will definitely promote Sino-Russian trade exchanges and boost the quality and increase of mutual trade.

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