China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the National Railway Group) work conference revealed on the 4th that in 2020, China-Europe express trains operated safely, smoothly and steadily, and the number of trains increased against the trend. In the whole year, 12,400 trains of China-Europe trains have been operated and 1.135 million containers have been sent, increasing by 50% and 56% year-on-year respectively. The comprehensive heavy container rate reached 98.4%. For the first time, the number of rows operated in the year exceeded 10,000 rows, and the number of rows every month was stable above 1,000 rows.

        The meeting emphasized that new progress has been made in the construction of the new western land-sea corridor. During the year, 3,600 trains and 190,000 TEUs of the new western land-sea corridor were launched, an increase of 73% and 80% respectively.

This picture shows the China-Europe Express (Chengyu) line departing from Chengdu International Railway Port.

        In addition, the construction of overseas railway projects will accelerate in 2020. The main body of the China-Laos railway civil works is basically completed, the Vientiane-Luang Prabang section is laid out ahead of schedule; the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail line has all 237 construction sites started, and the key control project-tunnel No. 1 is successfully completed; Pakistan Lahore Rail Transit Orange The left line of the Serbia-Bezze and Zeba sections of the Hungary-Serbia Railway was put into operation; the China-Thailand Railway and other projects were actively promoted.

        China Railway Group stated that in 2021, in order to facilitate high-level opening up, the group will focus on the role of the strategic channel of China-Europe Express, deepen the international cooperation mechanism of China-Europe Express, coordinate and promote the signing of the "China-Europe Express Schedule Preparation and Cooperation Measures" to establish The collection and distribution system of trains will promote convenient customs clearance services and improve the level of intensive operation of trains. They will strengthen the construction of the new western land-sea corridor, give full play to the role of the new western land-sea new corridor block train transportation coordination committee, promote the interconnection of China-Europe block trains, and continue to expand the volume of rail-sea combined transport containers. Focus on the construction of the “Belt and Road” of the China-Laos Railway and the landmark project of China-Laos friendship, accelerate the construction of the station building behind the station, realize the overall excellence of the project, and ensure the opening and operation of the China-Laos Kunming-Wanzhou Railway before the end of the year, and achieving direct access from Kunming to Vientiane transport.