CCTV News:Since the opening of China-Europe trains in 2013, the number of trains has increased year by year. As of May 25th, the cumulative number of trains has exceeded 90,000, and the goods delivered have exceeded 8.7 million TEUs. Where do the goods on these China-Europe trains come from, and how can they be concentrated and grouped before they can enter the China-Europe trains? Let’s watch the reporter’s visit together.
At Xi ‘an International Port, there are many containers full of goods, which will be sent to countries along the Silk Road through China-Europe trains. In order to make China-Europe trains run more efficiently, in October 2022, Xi ‘an land port Multimodal Transport Co., Ltd. and China State Railway Group Co.,Ltd. and German railway companies opened the "Xi ‘an — Duisburg domestic and foreign full-time schedule trains ",the full-time schedule trains strictly implement the stop time standard at home and abroad, and adopt the principle of" priority grouping, priority hanging and priority departure ",which effectively shortens the operation time of all links in China-Europe trains.
Zhang Xiao, executive deputy general manager of Xi ‘an land port Multimodal Transport Co., Ltd., said: "The whole time schedule from Xi ‘an to Duisburg is 12 days, which is 5-mdash higher than that of ordinary trains; Eight days. At present, we have achieved the frequency of shipping once every two weeks, which has improved the transportation capacity while ensuring the transportation timeliness. "
After the goods are assembled, the plan acceptance of the China-Europe train and the declaration of the temporary train transfer order will be started. In the international port business department of Xi ‘an Railway Logistics Center, the China-Europe train receiver is checking the information content of the train through the 95306 freight platform to ensure accuracy. After checking the information, the next step is to check the goods. The staff of China Railway Container Group will check the goods of China-Europe trains every day according to the operation requirements.
After completing the above-mentioned series of processes, the goods can be loaded on the China-Europe train and ready to be sent to the destination. Before departure, there is another important link, that is, grouping.
Huang Chaowei, the instructor driver of Xi ‘an International Port Station, said: "For example, after the cars from Yiwu or Ningbo or Baoji are gathered at this station, they will be disassembled and grouped. For example, they need to be sorted and grouped here through Alashankou to Hamburg, Germany, and the cars in the same direction will be grouped together and then headed for Hamburg, Germany."
There are 59 lines in Xi ‘an International Port Station, and the annual railway freight handling capacity can reach 66 million tons. Today, Xi ‘an International Port Station is the largest railway logistics center in northwest China and the distribution center of China-Europe trains inland.
Lu Ming, the stationmaster on duty at Xi ‘an International Port Station, said that the China-Europe train has been running about 15 times a day from two or three times a month in 2013, and there is a China-Europe train leaving or arriving at Xi ‘an International Port Station every day for an average of 1 hour and 40 minutes. At present, Xi ‘an International Port Station has become the station with the largest number of trains in China and Europe.
Changan injected new kinetic energy into the cooperation and development between China and Central Asia.
In recent years, with China — The cooperation mechanism in Central Asia has been continuously improved, and the cooperation between China and Central Asian countries has been deepened. Last year, the first China — The Central Asia Summit was successfully held in Xi ‘an. Over the past year, relying on the China-Europe train Changan, China — Central Asian cooperation has continued to develop, showing a good momentum of all-round advancement.
At Xi ‘an International Port Station, the Central European train loaded with daily necessities, photovoltaic equipment and new energy vehicles set sail, all the way to the west, and it is expected to arrive in Almaty, Kazakhstan after 7 days. In the past year, the China-Europe Chang ‘an made a breakthrough in its operation, with the normal operation of trunk lines from Xi ‘an to Almaty, Kazakhstan and Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and covering five Central Asian countries through multimodal transport.
In February this year, the Xi ‘an Wharf in Kazakhstan was officially put into use, and the journey from Xi ‘an to Tashkent was shortened from 13 days to 9 days, and the whole journey across the Caspian Sea was shortened from 20-mdash; 25 days was shortened to 12 days for stable operation. With the data interconnection between Chang ‘an digital integrated service platform and Harbin Railway, enterprises can book shipping space through mobile phones, and learn about the train information, goods status and arrival time, which greatly improves the transaction efficiency.
Sulu, a container logistics practitioner in Kazakhstan, said: "Since the Central Asia Summit, the monthly transaction volume of our company has increased. Before, we sent 1-mdash every month; 15 columns, and now we send more than 60 columns every month. "
Relying on the smooth sailing of the China-Europe train Changan, products with Central Asian characteristics are continuously introduced, and it takes only one week at the earliest from loading to selling on the shelves. From curiosity and early adopters to integration into people’s lives, all kinds of goods from Central Asia have been more and more loved by local people. Since the summer, the temperature in Xi ‘an has been rising all the way, and supermarkets have also launched a variety of newly arrived Kazakhstan ice cream to enrich the citizens’ choices.
Cui Yaxuan, a student, said: "I think there are more and more semi-finished or processed foods imported from Kazakhstan to China, and the close ties between China and other countries are getting better and better."
In addition, in order to further promote cultural exchanges between China and Central Asian countries, China — Central Asia International Humanities Tourism Train (Xi ‘an — Almaty) The preparatory work is progressing smoothly, and it is planned to be launched from the end of June to the beginning of July this year.