A China-Europe freight train carrying cars and auto parts departed from the Changsha International Railway Port a few days ago. The train left China via Tongjiang Port and is expected to reach Russia in about 15 days. From January to May, a total of 524 China-Europe freight trains departed from and arrived in Changsha, a year-on-year increase of 46.4%. The exported goods were mainly vehicles and auto parts, heavy equipment, home appliances, and daily supplies. The imported products mainly included boards, paper pulp, and milk power.

Products made in Hunan make up a significant portion of the goods transported via the China-Europe (Changsha) freight train service. An increasing number of manufacturers including Zoomlion, Geely, BYD, SINOBOOM, and Foton have chosen to export their products by this rail service. "The freight train trip is one month faster than the journey by sea, a significant increase in export efficiency," said representatives of some of the enterprises, adding that large equipment products are bulky and heavy and have a large quantity of non-standard parts. Adaptive transformations for non-standard products have been made on China-Europe freight trains to address these problems. During the January-May period, Changsha handled 114 freight trains dedicated to the transportation of construction machinery products and automobiles, an increase of 28.1% year on year.

"The Customs Authority has provided strong support services for the development of China-Europe freight train routes in Changsha and the opening of Tongjiang Port. The Authority has processed eight more freight trains on average per month than before," noted Du Hao, director of the Logistics Supervision Division of the Xingsha Customs Authority.

Changsha handled a total of 1,111 China-Europe freight trains in 2023, hitting a record high. Currently, there are 14 regular routes, with trains running between nearly 30 countries and regions in Eurasia.

Source: en.changsha.gov.cn