Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 5 (Reporter Fan Xi) The reporter learned from the China State Railway Group on the 5th that from January to November this year, the China-Europe train has run a total of 16,145 trains and sent 174 goods90,000 TEUs, a year-on-year increase of %, and a comprehensive heavy container rate of 100%, of which the cargo volume has exceeded the total volume in 2022. At present, the China-Europe Railway Express has reached 217 cities in 25 European countries.
According to the person in charge of the freight department of China Railway Group, China Railway Group adheres to the principle of extensive consultation, joint construction and sharing, strengthens domestic and international coordination and cooperation, and continues to promote the high-quality development of China-Europe trains. The first is to speed up the construction of the China-Europe freight train channel, and the second line project of the Jinghe-Alashankou section of the Lanxin Railway was put into operation on November 30 this year, with an annual transportation capacity of 15 million tons to 60 million tons, and the transportation time was reduced by 40 minutes. Second, we will continue to implement measures to expand and increase tonnage, increase the number of marshalling vehicles and traction quality of China-Europe trains, and increase the transportation capacity of trains by 10%. In the whole timetable, the European train runs stably, and the transportation time is reduced by more than 20% on average compared with the ordinary train, and a total of 5 lines have been opened by the end of November, which is favored by domestic and foreign customers. Third, the China-Europe Express portal has been running smoothly, providing one-stop comprehensive services, with more than 4.67 million visits since its opening more than two months ago. Fourth, strengthen the organization of port transportation, strengthen coordination and linkage with customs and border inspection departments, and improve the customs clearance efficiency of China-Europe trains.
The person in charge said that in the next step, China Railway Group will adhere to the market demand-oriented, improve the transportation capacity and service quality of China-Europe trains, continue to build an international logistics brand, promote the development of China-Europe trains in the direction of higher quality, better efficiency and safer, and inject strong momentum into promoting international economic and trade exchanges, improving the well-being of people along the route, serving and supporting the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative.