Characteristics and advantages of railway freight transport between China and Europe
1.1 Introduction to Sumeng Ou
For "Sumeng Ou" train, the transport price of the first train will be reduced to 6000 USD/large container (currently the normal market price is 7500 USD/large container). The main customers of the first train are AU Optronics, LG, Samsung, DHL, etc. As the first "Five Scheduled Train" of "Sumeng Ou" mainly carries high-value electronic products, in addition to the safety advantages of railway transport itself, the carrier also provides additional security services for the special train: 24-hour monitoring and security guard for the containers of the special train at the departure point; Special train carriages do not stop, do not understand the compilation, the whole train exit, the whole process is controllable; The train will use high-level armed escort throughout Russia and be equipped with GPS monitoring devices. All reloading stations abroad have arranged personnel to conduct safety supervision on the cargo of the special train; Low risk of damage, theft or loss of goods in transit, safe and reliable.
The first China-Europe railway shuttle bus mainly transported notebook computers, tablet computers and other high-tech products produced and distributed locally in Suzhou and its surrounding areas, and delivered directly to Russia, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland and other Eastern European countries via Manzhouli Port in Inner Mongolia. The whole journey is 11200 kilometers and the transportation time is about 15 days. Compared with the traditional door-to-door transportation by sea, it saves nearly two thirds of the time. The whole train leaves the country and the whole journey is controllable.
1.2 Introduction to Chongqing, Xinjiang and Europe
Chongqing Xinjiang-Europe International Railway combined transport channel is the Ministry of Railways, the General Administration of Customs and through countries to strengthen cooperation, the former Xinjiang-Europe Road starts from Chongqing Tuanjie Village, from Xinjiang Alashankou exit, through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, to Duisburg, Germany, the whole course of 11,179 kilometers, the whole running time is about 17 days.
The "Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe" international railway corridor, following the two major ports of the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, opens up the land route from southwest China through Central Asia and Eastern Europe to the hinterland of Europe, which has important strategic significance for the inland and even the whole country.
The freight from Chongqing to Europe is 4000 US dollars (according to the 40-foot container, the same below), and the whole transportation time is about 40 days. The freight of "Chongqing-Shenzhen-Railway" Sea-sea combined transport (railway transit via Shenzhen) is 5,900 US dollars, and the transit time is about 28 days; The full air freight cost is $26 / kg, or $156,000 per container (based on the loading of laptops), and the transit time is one day. After the opening of the "Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe" international railway freight train, the entire freight will cost 8,900 US dollars, and the transportation time will be 17 days. From the comprehensive point of view of time and price, "Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe" greatly reduces the transportation time, while controlling the freight within a reasonable range, with strong attraction and competitiveness, for China's import and export trade channels to increase multiple choices.
1.3 Introduction to Rong-European Express Railway
Starting from Qingbaijiang Container Center Station in Chengdu, the Rong-Europe Express railway will pass Alashankou, Xinjiang Province, pass through Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus, and reach Lozolekhov station, Poland's third largest city, with a total length of 9,826 kilometers. It will take 12 to 14 days to reach the station, and can be distributed anywhere in Europe within 1 to 3 days. Compared with the current freight train saving 8-10 days, than sea saving more than 1 month, the transportation cost is only 1/8 to 1/4 of the air freight. The Rong-EU Express railway is not a newly built railway, but an optimization combination of existing railway lines to realize one declaration, one inspection and one release, greatly improving the efficiency of customs clearance and shortening the transportation time. The Rong-European Express railway has five regular trains, namely fixed point, fixed line, fixed train number, timing and pricing. At present, one train can provide 41 standard 40-foot containers.
Advantages of Rong-EU Express Rail:
First, time advantage. EDI will be used to transmit the customs declaration information and other electronic information in the whole process of Rongzhou-Europe Express railway, so as to realize customs transfer without stopping. The transportation time is one third of that of traditional sea-rail combined transportation, and the price is only one fourth of that of air transportation. Located in the center of Poland, Lodz is an important city on the European transportation hub line. From Lodz, door-to-door distribution across Europe can be completed by road, rail and road combined transportation within 2-3 days. At the same time, due to the location advantage of Poland located in the middle of Europe, it can radiate the whole Europe, the Middle East, Africa and CIS countries.
Second, cost advantage. The Chengdu government will subsidize the line for the first two years of operation. The transportation cost of a container is about 11,000 US dollars, and the competitive price in the market is about 7,500 US dollars. As long as you go through Chengdu Rong-European Express rail, you can enjoy this subsidy.
Third, two-way operation and platform advantage. From the beginning, the Rong-EU Express railway is characterized by two-way operation and public platform. Based on the practice of opening Asia-Europe Express trains in other regions, it is relatively easy to solve the outbound cargo source, but sometimes it takes two years to cultivate the return passenger source.
Fourth, policy advantage. Poland bonded warehouse of the European transshipment center of Rong-EU Express Railway has the preferential bond convenience of EU, Russia and CIS, which can provide the convenience of tax transfer and 160 days' delay for the customers of EU, Russia and CIS respectively.
1.4 Introduction to Yuan-Xin-Europe
The first Zheng-Europe International Railway freight train starts from the Railway Container Center of Zhengzhou National Economic and Technological Development Zone, exits from Alashankou City of Xinjiang Province to Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland and arrives in Hamburg, Germany. It passes through six countries, transfers customs twice and changes rail twice. The total mileage is about 10,214 kilometers and takes 16 to 18 days.
The goods on the first train are: high-grade clothing, high-grade cotton textiles, special rubber products...... They filled 21 40-foot containers; And 20 20-foot containers of special wool. The goods came from more than 10 enterprises and five industries in Henan, Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi provinces. They were bound for Hamburg in Germany, Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Antwerp in Belgium, with a total of 614 tons of goods. This year, 14 Zheng-EU flights are planned, each carrying at least 41 containers of cargo.
The freight train between China and Europe takes about 20 days less than sea freight. It's 80% cheaper than air freight. It costs 2,000 to 3,000 dollars less per container than highway transportation.
1.5 Introduction of Han and New Europe
The existing railway line starts from Wujiashan Railway Container Center Station on the East and West Lake in Wuhan, passes through Ankang, Xi 'an, Lanzhou and Urumqi, reaches the border port of Alashankou, enters Kazakhstan, then turns to Russia, Belarus, Poland and finally reaches Bardubice in the Czech Republic, covering a total distance of more than 7,000 kilometers.
The international direct train is operated by Wuhan branch of China Railway Container Transportation Company. Through this passage to Europe, the goods are taken by "five fixed" train, namely fixed point, fixed line, fixed train number, timing and pricing, without stopping to wait for reloading and unloading. Packing, declaration, inspection, release and other customs clearance procedures can be completed in Wuhan. The train will operate irregularly in the future according to the volume of goods and enterprise demand.
By rail, it takes less than 20 days to reach the Czech Republic. If it is shipped by water, it takes about 40 days, and the freight by rail is one-third higher than by water. At present, the special train is being planned, and details are being finalized with the government, China Railway Transit and other departments.