A total of nearly 40,000 China-Europe freight trains have reached more than 160 cities in 22 European countries

A total of nearly 40,000 China-Europe Express trains have been opened

Access to more than 160 cities in 22 European countries

　　Our reporter Lu Yanan

　　On the afternoon of June 2, a train consisting of 50 sets of containers, loaded with daily necessities, auto parts and other products, slowly drove out of Xiamen Haicang Station and headed for Hamburg, Germany.

"This is the 1000th China-Europe Express (Xiamen) train. Today, there are more than a thousand types of China-Europe Express Cargo subdivision products operated by Xiamen, which provides strong support for the smooth international supply chain." China Railway Nanchang Bureau Said Wang Zhengyu, deputy director of the freight department of the Group Co., Ltd.

　　The endless flow of ports and busy cargo yards are the epitome of the high-quality development of China-Europe Express.

According to data from China National Railway Group Co., Ltd., as of the end of May 2021, China-Europe trains have operated 39,622 trains, transporting 3.541 million TEUs of goods, and reaching more than 160 cities in 22 European countries.

　　Reduce costs, and China-Europe Express trains continue to improve efficiency.

In order to ensure the efficiency of China-Europe express trains, the railway department has implemented a mode of priority loading and unloading, prioritized transportation, and preferential handover of the China-Europe express trains, and continued to deepen international cooperation in multimodal transport.

"The time for handover of trains has been reduced by more than 30% compared with last year," said Liu Zongcheng, the person in charge of Erenhot Yihai Cargo Transportation Agency Co., Ltd., "The efficient transportation efficiency of trains shortens the time for cargo delivery and saves logistics costs. , Which brings more room for the company’s profitability."

　　Excellent service, continuous innovation model of China-Europe Express.

In Xiamen, Fujian Province cross-border e-commerce cargo was exported by China-Europe Express (Xiamen) for the first time in March this year. The transportation time was shortened by nearly 3 weeks compared with ocean freight, and the freight rate was 7/8 lower than air freight.

In Wuhan, the "Yangluo Port-Wujiashan-Duisburg" water-rail combined transport test train X8015 departed from Wuhan Wujiashan Station at the end of May, initially realizing the connection between the China-Europe Railway (Wuhan) and the Golden Waterway of the Yangtze River. With the convergence, Wuhan has taken another important step towards building a multimodal transport center in the country's inland areas.

　　Strengthen transportation organization, improve operation quality, and promote the safe and stable operation and sustained strong growth of China-Europe Express trains.

From January to May of this year, the China-Europe freight train opened 5,991 trains and sent 573,000 TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 49% and 58% respectively.