According to China Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China Railway Group"), from January to October this year, the national railway has sent a total of 3.378 billion tons of goods, a year-on-year increase of 3%, setting a new historical high for the same period; The daily average number of vehicles loaded was 186000, a year-on-year increase of 4%, providing strong support for reducing logistics costs for the whole society and ensuring the smooth operation of the national economy.
The person in charge of the Freight Department of China Railway Group introduced that since the beginning of this year, the railway department has accelerated the construction of a modern railway logistics system, continuously optimized the supply of railway logistics products, improved the functions of the 95306 freight platform, and the brand effect of "China Railway Logistics" has become increasingly prominent. The transportation of goods has shown a trend of both quantity and quality improvement.
Continuous optimization of product supply. The railway department vigorously develops intercity express trains, large direct trains, specialized and new logistics, and cold chain logistics transportation; Improve the entire logistics service, with a cumulative booking of 30000 TEUs for the "one order system" logistics products for iron rail intermodal transportation. From January to October, the national railway sent a total of 14.258 million TEUs of container goods for iron rail intermodal transportation, a year-on-year increase of 16.2%.
The service quality continues to improve. The railway department vigorously develops logistics general contracting services, and has signed a total of 1.36 billion tons of logistics general contracting contracts; The China Railway Network Freight Logistics Platform, which serves individual car drivers and car transportation enterprises to participate in public rail intermodal transportation business, has been fully promoted, with 162000 cars registered; Actively promoting logistics financial services such as railway freight loans, letter of credit settlements, document financing, and freight certificates, customers have accumulated a total credit line of 23.76 billion yuan; Optimize dedicated line operation services to achieve unified signing and one-stop service.
The cross-border transportation of goods is stable and smooth. The railway department strengthens communication and coordination with domestic customs departments and overseas railway departments to improve the efficiency of port transportation and the convenience of customs clearance. From January to October, a total of 28000 China Europe (Asia) trains were operated, a year-on-year increase of 7.8%; The cross-border freight trains of China Laos Railway delivered 4.52 million tons of goods, up 14% year on year; The Western Land Sea New Corridor trains have sent a total of 1.2 million TEUs of containers, a year-on-year increase of 64%, effectively promoting international economic and trade exchanges.
The transportation support for key materials is strong. From January to October this year, the national railway completed a coal transportation volume of 1.732 billion tons, including 1.178 billion tons of electric coal transportation. The volume of smelting materials and grain shipments increased by 9.1% and 13.8% respectively year-on-year.