Fully loaded with medical supplies, engine fittings, high-quality furniture, etc., China-Europe freight train X8203 left Zhengzhou city of Central China's Henan province to Helsinki of Finland via Erenhot Port in North China's Inner Mongolia at 0:38 am, January 17.
A China-Europe freight train (Zhengzhou). [Photo provided to dahe.cn]
In recent years, China-Europe freight train (Zhengzhou), a pivotal platform of Henan's high-level opening-up, has been developing rapidly since its debut in 2013. With 8 years of efforts, the operation frequency of China-Europe freight train (Zhengzhou) has jumped from 1 time a month to today's 16 goes and 18 returns per week. Relying on its market-oriented operation and high-quality service, Zhengzhou has always been at the forefront of China's more than 60 cities providing China-Europe rail freight services. In 2021, China-Europe freight train (Zhengzhou) totally made 1546 trips, up 37.6 percent year-on-year, with its cargo value and weight increasing 40.1 percent and 41.2 percent respectively from a year earlier.
Facing the challenges caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic and various risks in 2021, China-Europe freight train (Zhengzhou) accelerated the establishment of a new development pattern featuring dual circulation with its unique advantages as a major international rail transport channel. Besides, its efforts in expanding rail freight services and boosting quantity and quality in spite of all the difficulties were also remarkable.
Last year, Zhengzhou embraced its 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th overseas stations with the successful launch of the first China-Europe freight train (Zhengzhou) from Katowice of Polandto Zhengzhou, the first freight train from Milan of Italy to Zhengzhou, the first sea-rail intermodal freight train from Zhengzhou to Turkey and the first freight train linking Zhengzhou with Kaliningrad of Russia respectively on January 20, July 16, November 25 and December 26. On October 6, 2021, the number of trips made by China-Europe freight train (Zhengzhou) exceeded 5,000 with the successful launch of the freight train X8203 from Zhengzhou's Putian station to Hamburg of Germany.
A China-Europe freight train (Zhengzhou). [Photo provided to dahe.cn]
So far, China-Europe freight train (Zhengzhou) has formed an international logistics network covering more than 130 cities of over 30 countries in Europe, Central Asia, the ASEAN and the Asian-Pacific region. Domestically, it takes Zhengzhou as a hub, influencing a 1500-km radius. With a strong influence both at home and abroad, China-Europe freight train (Zhengzhou) has not only played a positive role in promoting the economic recovery of both China and the countries the routes during the pandemic but restored and restructured the global supply chain, thus demonstrating its safe transportation advantages as the Land Silk Road. (Chinese source: dahe.cn Reporter: Zhu Chuanpeng Translator: Zhao Hanqing Wang Jiaqi Hu Xiaohan Poster: Wang Junyi Proofreader: Zhang Junping)
