On June 30th at 7:13 am, the 128th China Europe freight train (Wuhan) X8015 of this year, loaded with light textile clothing, automotive parts, optical cables and other materials, departed from Wujiashan Station in Wuhan and headed to Budapest, Hungary. It is reported that as of June 30th, the China Europe freight train (Wuhan) has operated a total of 560 trains this year, of which 128 have been dispatched and 432 have arrived. The number of trains operating in half a year is 22 more than the whole of last year, setting the best level since the operation of the China Europe freight train (Wuhan).
The picture shows that on June 30th, the X8015 China Europe freight train departed from Wujiashan Station in Wuhan and headed for Budapest, Hungary. Photo taken by Zhang Ke from Xinhua News Agency
It is reported that since the launch of the China Europe freight train (Wuhan), China Railway Wuhan Group Co., Ltd. has combined the industrial characteristics and import and export needs of enterprises in various regions of Hubei, relying on the geographical advantages of the "nine provincial thoroughfare" and railway transportation transportation advantages, to provide transportation support for foreign trade materials in cities such as Xianning, Jingzhou, and Huangshi in the province, gradually forming a network operation system with Wuhan as the hub and cities and prefectures as the freight base. At the same time, the rail water intermodal train has formed a "sea river railway" logistics closed-loop in Wuhan, built an international logistics channel of "river sea direct flights, rail sea intermodal transport" that runs through East Asia Central Asia Middle East Europe, realized the organic connection between the "the Belt and Road" and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and gradually formed a Sino European train distribution center for domestic and international multimodal transport connection, goods consolidation and distribution, and inbound freight source organization and shipment, attracting foreign trade materials from enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta, the Pearl River Delta and other regions to gather in Wuhan.
The picture shows the China Europe freight train (Wuhan) loading goods on Xinhua News Agency, taken by Zhang Ke
At present, the railway department, customs, operating enterprises and other departments in Wuhan are continuously improving the "fast customs clearance" model, achieving rapid release of goods upon arrival at the port, further compressing the delivery time, and attracting more enterprises to choose to take the China Europe Express (Wuhan) to go abroad and transport back more high-quality imported materials. As of now, the China Europe freight train (Wuhan) has opened 48 international logistics channels, covering 40 countries and regions, and 112 cities. The category of goods being transported has gradually expanded from traditional optoelectronic products, mechanical equipment, automotive parts, clothing, etc. to agricultural products such as wheat bran granules, soybeans, flaxseeds, fertilizers, etc.
According to statistics, since the beginning of this year, the average daily departure and arrival of China Europe freight trains (Wuhan) has been 3-4 trains, with a maximum of 7 trains returning in a single day. The monthly transportation volume has exceeded 100 trains for six consecutive months. (Source: Xinhua News Agency)