The total operating mileage of railways in the country exceeds 150,000 kilometers—
consolidating foundations and building roads to escort development.
Our reporter Qi Hui
On December 30, 2021, the Anjiu section of the Beijing-Hong Kong high-speed railway was put into operation, marking the completion of the Shangqiu-Shenzhen section of the Beijing-Hong Kong (Taiwan) channel of the "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network.
So far, the operating mileage of China's high-speed rail has exceeded 40,000 kilometers, and the total operating mileage of China's railways has exceeded 150,000 kilometers.
At the same time as the total increase, the layout of my country's railway network has become more and more perfect, and its role has become increasingly prominent.
In 2021, my country will build Tibet's first electrified Lalin Railway, realize the construction of the entire Sichuan-Tibet Railway, and effectively drive the economic development along the railway; The Lao-Kunwan-Wan Railway has been opened and operated, coordinating the “Belt and Road” international and domestic railway connections; China-Europe freight trains have grown significantly against the trend to ensure stable and smooth foreign trade transportation... In the first year of the "14th Five-Year Plan", railway construction continued to build new development for my country The pattern lays the foundation and builds the road.
Dense network drives regional development
During the New Year's Day, Yu Pengfei, the owner of Yujia Bunji Live Fish Restaurant in Xinsheng Village, Hengshan District, Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province, was very busy.
Since the construction of the Mujia high-speed railway, the business of his farmhouse has become more and more prosperous.
Now that the high-speed rail has opened, he is thinking about redecorating the courtyard and expanding the scale of hospitality.
On December 6, 2021, the opening of the Mujia high-speed railway has enabled five cities along the line to enter the era of high-speed railways, covering 80% of the population of Heilongjiang Province, building an economic circle in Longjiang within 1 hour to 3 hours, and also making the tourism resources in the north and the people of the whole country. closer.
"After the opening of the high-speed rail, cross-city tours will become short-term tours, and the medium and long-distance markets will become medium- and short-distance markets, and the number of tourists will increase exponentially." Zheng Changbao, deputy director of the Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau of Shuangyashan City, Heilongjiang, is full of confidence.
The railway network in Northeast China has become increasingly close, and major breakthroughs have also been made in Southwest China.
On June 25, 2021, my country built a high-quality electrified railway from Lhasa, Tibet to Nyingchi, and the Fuxing ship entered Lhasa.
So far, Fuxing has achieved full coverage of 31 provinces.
The Fuxing on the plateau not only facilitates the travel of Tibetans, but also drives the rapid development of tourism, employment and industries along the route.
In 2021, the GDP of the Tibet Autonomous Region will exceed 200 billion yuan, an increase of about 7% over the previous year.
In 2021, many high-speed railways will be put into operation one after another, such as the Beijing-Harbin high-speed railway connecting the Northeast region and the two economic sectors of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Ganshen high-speed railway connecting the old areas and the special zone, and the "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed railway network with the longest horizontal Channel - high-speed railway from Lianyungang to Urumqi... "With the opening of several high-speed railways, my country's 'eight vertical and eight horizontal' high-speed railway network has been encrypted and formed." Lu Dongfu, chairman and party secretary of China National Railway Group Co., Ltd., said that the National Railway Group Using the high-speed rail network to coordinate railway planning and construction and passenger and freight transportation has provided strong support for promoting regional integration and coordinated development.
Railway construction also drives effective investment.
The investment in high-speed rail construction can drive local related industries and industry investment several times or even a dozen times.
According to statistics, in 2021, the national railway will complete a fixed asset investment of 748.9 billion yuan, effectively driving the development of various regions.
Increase the capacity to promote the smooth operation of the economy
On the afternoon of December 20, 2021, in the conference room on the 8th floor of the dispatching office of China Railway Urumqi Bureau Group Co., Ltd., the representative of Huadian Xinjiang Power Generation Co., Ltd. solemnly handed over a message with the words "Enterprise-enterprise linkage to overcome difficulties, accurate supply for people's livelihood". pennant.
Liu Youliang, deputy director of the Marketing Department of Huadian Xinjiang Power Generation Co., Ltd., introduced that the coal supply situation in 2021 was once very tense.
However, the railway has continued to increase its transportation capacity, and thermal coal shipments have gradually increased from 11 trains per day in September to 17 trains in December, with a total of 13.86 million tons of coal shipped by railway, successfully completing the task of ensuring coal supply in winter.
In 2021, the supply and demand of electricity and coal will be tight in some areas of my country, which will bring a lot of pressure to energy security in winter.
The National Railway Group fully utilizes the advantages of "one network" and centralized transportation of the entire railway, adjusts the transportation structure in a timely manner, and ensures the transportation of electricity, coal and key national materials.
In the fourth quarter, the national railway's daily loading of thermal coal was 60,002 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 25.5%, and the single-day loading has repeatedly broken historical records.
By the end of 2021, 70.99 million tons of coal will be stored in 363 direct railway power supply plants across the country, an increase of 41.17 million tons from the end of September, and the available days will reach 23 days.
In 2021, China Railway Taiyuan Bureau Group alone will deliver 777 million tons of cargo, including 660 million tons of coal.
The transportation volume of Daqin Railway has exceeded 420 million tons, and it continues to maintain the world's largest annual transportation volume.
"Railway has played a key role in the comprehensive transportation system in difficult times, and has effectively maintained national energy security and stable economic and social operation in key areas," said Lu Dongfu.
Not only the transportation of coal, but also the transportation of bulk materials such as grain is mainly by railway.
Especially in the past two years due to the impact of the epidemic, other modes of transportation have been affected. Railway freight has played an important supporting role in resuming work and production in my country and maintaining stable economic and social development.
By the end of 2021, the national railway freight volume has maintained growth for three consecutive years, reaching 3.72 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.0%, of which the container volume increased by 23.5% year-on-year.
China Unicom ensures the stability of the supply chain both internally and externally
On December 29, 2021, Inner Mongolia's first "Qingcheng" Hohhot-Moscow China-Europe train slowly departed from Shaliang Logistics Park of China Railway Hohhot Bureau, opening up a new cross-border intermodal transport channel for Hohhot China-Europe trains.
On March 31, 2021, the China-Europe train for daily necessities was launched at Baohe Station of the Hanzhong Railway Station in Shaanxi Province, and then the tea train was launched at Xixiang Station, opening a new way for many merchants in Hanzhong to export.
"This is the first batch of overseas orders received by the new company since its establishment," said Xu Shaojun, business representative of Hanzhong Yuedingsheng Hanxi Europe Multimodal Transport Co., Ltd.
Compared with domestic transportation, the international industrial chain and supply chain are more affected by the epidemic, and the shipping and air logistics channels are not smooth, and the foreign import and export of enterprises is hindered.
The unsmooth supply chain has also led to a booming international container liner market, and the problem of continued rise in freight rates is particularly prominent.
The good performance of the China Railway Express has greatly eased the export problems of enterprises.
"In 2021, the China-Europe freight train will achieve substantial growth against the trend, which not only effectively guarantees the smooth operation of my country's foreign trade industrial chain and supply chain, but also provides transportation support for the transportation of global epidemic prevention materials and international epidemic prevention cooperation, and also provides support for the construction of a large domestic circulation as the main body. , the new development pattern of domestic and international dual circulation and mutual promotion has made positive contributions." Lu Dongfu said.
Data show that in 2021, 15,000 China-Europe trains will be launched and 1.46 million TEUs will be sent, an increase of 22% and 29% respectively year-on-year.
At the same time, the National Railway Group coordinated the opening of the new western land-sea passage train, and sent 570,000 TEUs throughout the year, a year-on-year increase of 57.5%.
In addition, my country's coordination of the "Belt and Road" international and domestic railway connectivity has also made positive contributions to the stability of the international industrial chain and supply chain.
In 2021, the railway department will step up coordination and pragmatically promote the construction of the China-Laos Railway, the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, and the Serbian section of the Hungary-Serbia railway.
Taking the China-Laos Railway as an example, it has sent 670,000 passengers and 170,000 tons of goods in total, including 70 international freight trains and more than 50,000 tons of goods.