BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- As of August 11, Central China's Changsha city has operated a total of 530 China-Europe freight trains since this year, exceeding total number of that in the same period of last year, reported Hunan Daily.
Photo taken on May 22, 2021 shows cargo containers at Changsha north railway station in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
Among them, the number of trains operated in July was 114, a record high in a single month, representing a year-on-year increase of 44.3 percent, the official data showed.
It is learned that in order to guarantee smooth running of freight trains, all related-departments have coordinated and taken necessary measures. The customs has adopted the 'early declaration' model for railway export so that it could handle the transfer procedures of the China-Europe freight trains on-the-go to ensure timely shipment during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Starting from the second half of this year, Changsha will focus on the pilot projects of Russian cross-border e-commerce and mail trains trail work, and actively support the construction of China-Europe freight train (Changsha) consolidation center construction to further improve the throughput capacity of the trains, said Ye Hongbin, general manager of Central South China International Land Port Co., Ltd.
(Edited by Bao Nuomin with Xinhua Silk Road, baonuomin@xinhua.org)
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