Science and Technology Daily (Reporter Ye Qing, Correspondent Wang Chunqiang and Han Yi) At about 4 a.m. on February 1, the X8120 China-Europe freight train loaded with high-quality and hot-selling products from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area departed from Shenzhen of Guangzhou Railway Group Pinghunan Railway Logistics Park blew its whistle and set off, and will arrive in Poland in 16 days. This is the 75th China-Europe freight train operated by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area this year. So far, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has operated more than 3,000 China-Europe freight trains on a regular basis.
The cargo dispatch volume of China-Europe freight trains in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area continued to operate at a high level in January this year, and the cargo dispatch volume was more than double that of the same period last year. The sound of "camel bells" of China-Europe freight trains is continuously transporting New Year's goods "Made in the Greater Bay Area" to the countries co-building the "Belt and Road", sharing the "Chinese Year" with the local people.
Data shows that the number of China-Europe freight trains operating in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is increasing year by year. In 2023, 909 trains were opened, 99,700 TEUs were sent, and the one-way cargo volume totaled 993,200 tons. The total number of trains increased by 34.4% year-on-year, setting a record high for 11 consecutive years. It has increasingly become an international transportation that stably connects the Eurasian continent. aisle.
Guangdong, which is famous for its manufacturing industry, is known as the "world's factory". In order to promote the "Guangzhou Goods Export", in recent years, Guangzhou Railway Group has actively explored ways to improve the capacity and efficiency of China-Europe trains, and the "train+" ecology has become the "top code" for the innovative development of cross-border trains. At the same time, the railway department worked with the customs to build a highly timely and stable import and export channel. In January this year, Shenzhen Pinghunan Railway Logistics Park launched the first high-quality train in the New Year.
Ning Zan, deputy general manager of Guangdong Yuetong Railway Logistics Co., Ltd., said: "We have optimized and improved the international logistics service functions of the logistics park, opened up a 'green channel' and a 24-hour service window in the park, given full play to the comprehensive efficiency of the smart station on the management and control platform, and compressed cargo. Customs clearance time, optimization of container management, reduction of station management costs, and smart promotion of efficient and smooth China-Europe train transportation."
The relevant person in charge of Guangzhou Railway Group said that in the next step, the China-Europe trains in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will continue to adapt to the needs of enterprises in the Bay Area, launch more personalized transportation routes, maintain and gradually expand the operation of China-Europe trains, vigorously develop smart logistics, and promote The railway logistics general contracting agreement has been extended to the countries co-building the “Belt and Road”, and continues to serve to promote the high-quality development of the “Belt and Road” initiative.