In the past few days, the China-Europe Railway Express Train No. 75002 was on the return trip from Belarus to Shenyang East Station via the Erenhot Port with 53 carloads of potassium chloride. This is the 3000th China-Europe freight train operated by Shenyang Branch of China Railway Container Transport Corporation Ltd. (CRCT). So far, the number of TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) carried by China-Europe freight trains of Shenyang Branch has reached more than 280,000 containers in total, and the ratio of loaded containers has reached 100%.
On October 30, 2015, Shenyang Branch of CRCT started running its first trip. Over the past 7 years, the merchandise on this train has expanded from machinery equipment to more than 5,000 kinds of goods in 10 categories, such as electronic equipment, auto parts, timber and daily necessities. A network has been gradually formed with Shenyang as the land hub and Dalian as the sea hub, integrating with west, middle and east passageways, and connecting the five ports of Manzhouli, Suifenhe, Horgos, Alashankou, and Erenhot. It spreads across EU countries, Russia, Central Asia, ASEAN, Japan and South Korea, and has achieved full coverage of the Russian and European railway networks. By the end of 2022, the average annual growth rate of China-Europe freight trains of Shenyang Branch reached 67.7%.
In order to serve the local cargoes, Shenyang Branch and China Railway Shenyang Group Co., Ltd. have joined hands to provide personalized logistic solutions for enterprises, successively opening special expresses for Michelin tires, SANY Heavy Industry and Courier services. In 2022, the number of China-Europe freight trains operating on the return and departure trips increased by 51% compared with 2017, and the increasingly balanced transportation of two-way sources of goods has better promoted the virtuous cycle of trade.
In 2022, the first China-Laos international freight train (Shenyang-Vientiane) and the first Central Asian freight train (Dalian-Iran) were launched, further improving the variety of train services. With the rapid development of the “Block Train + X” model, the interconnection of regional logistic systems, and the formation of a logistic network with complementary advantages in high quality development, the “Northeast Sea-Land Corridor” will become more convenient and efficient, and the China-Europe freight trains will play a greater role in promoting local economic development.
