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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — The first 62-car stretch freight train departed Monday from the Hohhot Comprehensive Bonded Zone (CBZ) in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to Elektrougli, Russia, as part of the China-Europe international railway freight transport project, marking the entry of the Hohhot-Russia logistics corridor into a new phase of "capacity expansion and efficiency improvement."
This expanded freight train exceeded the standard 55-car configuration previously adopted for China-Russia and China-Europe trains, according to a report published on the Zhongguo Xinwenshe news agency website. The train will cross the border at the Ereenhot checkpoint, travel through Mongolia, and ultimately arrive in Elektrougli.
Dong Yanchun, head of the administrative committee of the aforementioned KBZ, noted that the use of the extended train eliminates the need for regrouping trains at the Ereenhot checkpoint, simplifies border regrouping at the Mongolian Zamyn-Uud checkpoint, and ensures seamless connections with standard 62-car trains abroad. Compared to traditional transportation, cargo delivery time will be reduced by at least five days.
“This will not only improve operational efficiency, but also reduce logistics costs for exporting companies, thereby creating a highly efficient logistics artery for entering the international market for products from local specific industries,” she said. -0-
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