China News Service, Hangzhou, March 1 (Zhang Yuhuan) The reporter learned from the railway department on March 1 that in the first two months of this year, the Yangtze River Delta China-Europe Express (including the Central Asia direction, the same below) opened "hot" with a total of 523 lines. (397 trains for the outbound journey and 126 trains for the return journey), 50,700 TEUs were shipped, up 127% and 125% year-on-year, respectively. Anti-epidemic materials, auto parts, daily necessities and other categories of "Made in China" have continued to flow through the train. Shipping to countries along the Eurasian route provides important support for ensuring the stability of the international supply chain, promoting China-Europe anti-epidemic cooperation, and building a new development pattern for services.
Since the beginning of this year, China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd. and China Railway Containers Corporation Shanghai Branch have actively responded to the impact of the epidemic, strengthened the organization of cargo sources, timely allocated transportation capacity, and promoted the safe and stable operation and sustained strong growth of China-Europe Express.
According to statistics, in January this year, the Yangtze River Delta China-Europe Express Train opened 268 trains and shipped 25,800 TEUs, an increase of 76% and 74% year-on-year; in February, it opened 255 trains and shipped 24,900 TEUs, an increase of 227% and 223, respectively. %.
Among them, 13 outbound trains opened on February 16, which set a record for the highest number of single-day outbound trains in the Yangtze River Delta.
Against the backdrop of the global economic downturn, the Yangtze River Delta China-Europe Express has achieved growth against the trend.
In addition to ensuring the stability and smooth flow of the international supply chain, the China-Europe express train has also effectively promoted the anti-epidemic cooperation between China and Europe and countries along the route.
The railway department has included international cooperation in the transportation of anti-epidemic materials into the key guarantee scope of China-Europe freight trains, and implemented priority transportation, priority loading, and priority transportation, so as to achieve fast shipment and delivery as needed, and build a "passage of life" for the international fight against the epidemic.
The busy scene of Yiwu West Railway Station Freight Yard.
Photo by Lu Lei
"Since 2020, the Yangtze River Delta Railway has transported approximately 840,000 pieces of anti-epidemic materials and 6,103 tons to European countries such as Poland, Germany, Russia, and Finland." Liu Xilin, general manager of China Railway Container Corporation Shanghai Branch, introduced.
It is reported that since the first China-Europe train (Suzhou-Warsaw) opened in September 2013, the number of China-Europe trains operating in the Yangtze River Delta has increased from one to the current 18, reaching 37 in 20 countries in Europe and Asia. The city has built a trade bridge connecting the Eurasian continent and opened up a safe, efficient and convenient logistics channel for regional trade.
The China-Europe Express has unique advantages such as stability, efficiency, wide coverage, and all-weather. It plays an important role in promoting economic and trade exchanges between China and Europe and serving enterprises and people from countries along the route. The railway department stated that it will continue to strengthen the docking with local governments and foreign trade enterprises, scientifically formulate the development plan, continuously optimize the transportation organization, and continue to improve the quality and efficiency of the China-Europe railway line. (Finish)