From April, new freight train diagrams have been implemented for national railways, and international trains have been added!

The reporter learned from the National Railway Group that from 0:00 on April 1st, the new freight train diagram will be implemented for the national railways. After the map adjustment, the national railway freight transportation support capacity has been further optimized to better serve the construction of a unified national market and construct a new development pattern, promoting high-quality economic development.

The reporter learned that the biggest difference between this map adjustment and the past is that it does not involve the adjustment of passenger trains. Because in the map adjustment on December 26th last year, the passenger train operation has been adjusted, and after the 2023 Spring Festival passenger flow test, it basically meets the current passenger travel needs.

After this map adjustment, the service capacity and scope of railway express freight will be further expanded. Meet the transportation needs of high value-added goods. The number of domestic express freight trains organized and operated has increased by 79, bringing the total number to 481. Among them, the number of scheduled express freight trains operating across railway bureaus and group companies increased by 56, bringing the total number to 278. Express freight trains cover 37 of the 42 interconnected channels across seven major regions of the country, including Northeast, North, Central, East, South, Southwest, and Northwest.

Focusing on the demand for fast logistics services for rural characteristic products, the railway department has arranged 15 express trains to help rural characteristic products "go global" and better serve the implementation of the national rural revitalization strategy.

Enhanced support capacity for international intermodal transport and bulk cargo transport

In the first quarter of this year, China's railway freight demand was strong. This mapping further increased the opening of freight trains and international trains, and the transportation capacity of domestic coal and other bulk goods and international intermodal goods was further enhanced, ensuring the stability of key material transportation and international industrial chain supply chains.

In this map adjustment, 46 more China Europe Central Asia trains, new land and sea corridor trains in the west, cross-border freight trains of China Laos railway, and rail sea express trains were operated, with a total of 332 trains, up 16%.

Among them, 82 China Europe trains and 36 Central Asia trains have been operated, maintaining stable operation; Four more trains will be opened for the new land sea channel in the west, with a total of 16 trains; Two more cross-border freight trains of China Laos Railway will be opened, with a total of six trains; The Tiehai Express Line has opened 40 more trains, bringing the total number to 192, covering 19 ports.

In terms of the transportation support capacity of bulk goods, this map adjustment has arranged 353 direct train operation lines across the railway bureau group company, an increase of 41 trains. Among them, 206 electric coal direct trains, an increase of 36; 57 other direct coal trains, with an increase of 3 trains; There are 90 non coal direct trains, increasing by 2.