The first "China-Europe freight train-Shanghai" train departs from Munich

On the afternoon of October 9, the first "China-Europe Express-Shanghai" Munich train departed from the Minhang Railway Freight Station and headed west from Shanghai. It will travel 11,000 kilometers through 6 countries in 17 days before arriving in Munich, Germany.

Since the launch of the "China-Europe Railway Express-Shanghai" for more than two years, it has achieved full coverage of the three main routes of China-Europe Railway Express, the China-Europe Line, the China-Russia Line, and the Central Asia Line. The main China-Europe train corridors have been fully opened, connecting more than 60 cities and stations in 9 countries in Europe and Asia, and radiating to other Eurasian countries through these stations.

This time, the "China-Europe Railway Express-Shanghai" organization launched the first direct train to Munich, Germany, marking the China-Europe Railway Train departing from Shanghai and ending in Shanghai. It is running regularly from Shanghai to Hamburg, Moscow, Malaszewicz, On the basis of Atenkoli and other lines, a new line has been opened, building a large international logistics channel connecting Shanghai to Asia and Europe on a larger scale.

The first train of the "China-Europe Express-Shanghai" in Munich has a total of 55 40-foot containers (110TEU), of which 44 are sent to Munich and 11 to Dusseldorf. The reporter learned that Isburg. This special train contains special line equipment for 7 high-end industrial production lines, with a total value of US million.

"Compared with sea freight, we have saved almost two-thirds in terms of timeliness; compared with air freight, we have greatly reduced customers' supply chain transportation costs." China-Europe freight train platform company Shanghai Oriental Silk Road Multimodal Transport Co., Ltd. Wang Jinqiu, chairman of the company, told reporters that the continuous increase in train routes has expanded logistics options for domestic and foreign import and export companies.

The relevant person in charge of Deutsche Bahn Schenker said that as one of the world's largest comprehensive logistics service companies under the Deutsche Bahn Group, Deutsche Bahn Schenker has continued to invest in the preparation of train platforms, investment in China Railway Joint Station, and organization of east-west cargo sources. This Shanghai-Munich direct train is the product of our commitment to developing new customized routes and extending additional services.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the "Belt and Road" initiative and the second anniversary of the launch of the "China-Europe Railway Express-Shanghai". Since the first train launched on September 28, 2021, the Eastern Silk Road has operated more than 140 China-Europe freight trains. , safely transporting goods worth more than 4.5 billion yuan between Eurasia.

Wang Jinqiu introduced that from the initial low-value-added commodities such as clothing, shoes and hats, glassware, and auto parts, the goods carried by the "Shanghai" have gradually shifted to high-value-added commodities such as photovoltaic modules, LCD panels, motorcycles, and elevators. The first train in Munich this time was equipped with high-value high-end industrial line equipment, becoming a microcosm of industrial transformation and upgrading.

In the future, the operation density of "China-Europe Express-Shanghai" is expected to continue to increase, and the transportation volume will also achieve breakthroughs, which will continue to add support to Shanghai's role as a bridgehead for the "One Belt, One Road" initiative and convey Shanghai's unswerving promotion of high-level opening up to the outside world. sound.