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Original caption: Hunan launched the 300th train between China and Europe this year, an increase of 86% year-on-year
On September 18, the 300th China-Europe Express train from Hunan this year left Changsha for Belarus. Photo by Tang Xiaoping
China News Service, Changsha, September 22 (Ru Yi, Tang Xiaoping, Zhao Yuzhen) The Guangzhou Railway Group announced on the 21st that the 300th China-Europe train 75092 from Hunan departed from Changsha on the 18th and was heading to Belarus. Compared with the same period last year, the number of trains increased by 139, an increase of 86%. China-Europe Express Train (Changsha) has entered a period of accelerated development.
Affected by the epidemic, many companies have significantly increased logistics costs and extended logistics time, resulting in raw materials and products not being shipped, and facing risks of non-compliance and industrial transfer. The Guangzhou Railway Group and the relevant departments of local governments launched a series of measures in time to minimize the impact of the epidemic on the operation of China-Europe freight trains.
The Changsha Freight Center of the Guangzhou Railway Group has established a four-part communication mechanism for the rail freight, platform companies, customs and the park. In accordance with the principle of “priority organization, priority loading and unloading and priority inspection”, it continuously optimizes the operation process and opens a green and fast channel for China-Europe trains. Running time, to realize the fast and smooth connection of transportation, inspection and transshipment, to ensure the safe, stable, efficient and smooth operation of China-Europe trains.
In response to cross-border logistics needs, this year, the railway department actively engaged with companies in Hunan province and organized a series of “manufacturing trains” such as the “Sany Heavy Industry Train” for auto parts.
At present, China-Europe Express (Changsha) has a large number of goods on the outward journey, including hardware tools, bedding, and mechanical and electrical products from the Pearl River Delta, balance bikes, motorcycles, lamps , shoes and hats from the Yangtze River Delta and Hunan Town. Ceramics, automobiles, machinery spare parts, basic necessities and others. The main sources for the return train are wood from Russia, high-quality milk powder and whey powder from Belarus, biscuits and bread from Western Europe, cotton yarn and mung beans from Central Asia.
“The Hunan market is in great demand for Russian pine, red pine, fir, birch and other woods.” Zheng Feng, general manager of Hunan Zhuwei International Trading Co., Ltd., introduced that this company is an important customer that imports Russian wood via the China-Europe railway. Today, Changsha has become the fourth largest port in China for importing timber from Russia.
Since the first China-Europe train was launched in Changsha on October 30, 2014, after 6 years of commercial cultivation, the Changsha North Railway Station has now formed a stable channel with 8 round trips every week. , which shows that the volume of transport is increasing year after year. Good constant development momentum. The China-Europe Express (Changsha) has opened 10 routes to Hamburg, Budapest, Minsk, etc., and its logistics services cover 30 countries, forming a new pattern that connects Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East, and radiates the central regions, eastern and southern China. Build a great economic and commercial bridge. (Finish)
