Counter trend growth of China EU trains during the epidemic

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, China Railway Group has resolutely implemented the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council to stabilize foreign trade, given full play to the strategic channel role of China EU train, strengthened the organization of train operation, made every effort to undertake air and sea transport of goods, gave priority to the transportation of international cooperation epidemic prevention materials, realized the counter trend growth of China EU train operation, and actively contributed to the stability of foreign trade and anti epidemic situation. According to the head of the freight Department of China Railway Group, in April this year, the total number of China Europe trains and the number of going and returning trains reached the highest record in a single month. In April, the total number of China Europe trains was 979 and 88000 TEUs of goods were transported, up 46% and 50% year on year respectively, with a comprehensive heavy box rate of 97.8%. Among them, 589 trains and 53000 TEUs went to Chengcheng, up 65% and 68% year-on-year respectively, with a heavy rate of 99.9%; 390 trains and 35000 TEUs went back, up 24% and 29% year-on-year respectively, with a heavy rate of 94.7%. From January to April of this year, China EU trains opened a total of 2920 trains and delivered 262000 TEUs of goods, an increase of 24% and 27% year-on-year respectively, with a comprehensive heavy box rate of 98%. Among them, 1638 trains and 148000 TEUs went to Chengcheng, with a year-on-year growth of 36% and 40% respectively, and the rate of heavy containers was 99.9%; 1282 trains and 114000 TEUs went back, with a year-on-year growth of 11% and 14%, and the rate of heavy containers was 95.5%. In particular, since the outbreak of the epidemic, China and the EU have achieved counter trend growth. &The person in charge stressed that the stable operation of China EU train has become an important transport link connecting China, Europe and countries along the belt and road during the epidemic prevention and control period, and an important support for stabilizing the international supply chain in a special period. Compared with air transportation and sea transportation, China Europe trains are transported by sections, which do not involve personnel quarantine and have unique advantages. After the outbreak, China Railway Group made every effort to undertake air and sea transportation to transfer the source of goods, strengthened its operation organization, improved its support capacity and actively stabilized the international supply chain. A special working group shall be set up at the railway port to guide the operation of the port station on the spot. The China Europe train shall be the focus of the daily transportation organization, with the priority of loading and unloading, loading and unloading, loading and unloading, handover, close contact with the railways of the countries along the line, international cooperation shall be strengthened, and customs departments shall be jointly organized to facilitate customs clearance, so as to ensure the safety and smooth of the strategic passage. The person in charge said that the counter trend growth of China EU trains has contributed China's strength to the global anti epidemic. At present, the epidemic situation in Europe is still relatively severe, and the demand for local life and epidemic prevention materials is relatively strong. In this regard, the State Railway Group attaches great importance to the special deployment of international cooperation in epidemic prevention materials into the key guarantee transportation to ensure that they should be transported to the full. Since the first China Europe train set out in Yiwu on March 21, it has shipped 660000 pieces and 3142 tons of international cooperation anti epidemic materials to the end of April, mainly to Italy, Germany, Spain, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Lithuania and other countries. Taking these countries as nodes, it has been further allocated to more European countries, which has greatly promoted International cooperation on epidemic prevention. The person in charge said that in the next step, in view of the impact of the European epidemic on the return journey of trains, China Railway Group will further strengthen international intermodal transport cooperation, jointly adopt supporting policies to stabilize China EU train transport, effectively guarantee the smooth transport of railway ports, minimize the impact of the European epidemic on China EU trains, and ensure the trade between China and Europe and smooth international transportation of epidemic prevention materials Lose and make a positive contribution.