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China Railway Express

China Railway Express refers to the weekly or monthly fixed trains that travel between China and Europe and the countries along the One Belt and One Road. There are three kinds of railway lines between China and Europe, which are from the west, central and east of China to Europe: the western lines of China Railway Express passes through Alashankou (Horgos) from the cities of western China. The central line passes through Erlianhaote in North China, and the eastern line starts from Chinese coastal area and thenpasses through Manzhouli (Suifenhe).

Basic Situation of China Railway Expresss

China Railway Express is one of the most successful initiatives by the Chinese government to revitalize China's Silk Road, and China and the One Belt and One Road countries' economic development. Since March 19, 2011, the first China Railway Express (Chongqing to Duisburg, Germany, Chongqing - Europe railway services) has been successfully opened, Chengdu, Zhengzhou, Yiwu, Wuhan, Changsha,Hunan Harbin and other cities have also started container railway freight to Europe.

China Railway Express has been spread across Europe and the Middle East: Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Belarus, Russia, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan. More and more lines and destination countries will gradually open up with the deepening of the One Belt and One Road. It greatly promotes the economic exchanges and prosperity of these countries.

Lines of China Railway Express

  • 1.

    China Railway Express (Chongqing-Duisburg)/China Railway Express (Chengdu - Europe railway services), departed from the railway station of Xinglongchang, the western logistics park of Chongqing Tuanjie Village, China, exited via Alashankou, passing through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Poland finally arrived at the Duisburg station in Germany. The whole journey was about 11,000 kilometers, and the train journey was about 15 days. From May 8th, 2016, it was officially named as Chengdu - Europe railway services in China Railway Express.

    Chengdu - Europe railway services accounted for more than 39% of the total number of trains of China Railway Express, driving the development of Chongqing and export of surrounding products such as notebooks, auto parts, mobile phones, etc. The products are continuously exported to various European countries. At the same time, various European automotive precision parts, red wine and cosmetics are transported back to China.

  • 2.

    China Railway Express (Chengdu to Lodz, Poland, also known as Chengdu - Europe railway services), departs from Chengdu Chengxiang Railway Station, exits via Alashankou, passes through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, to Lodz Station, Poland. The whole journey is 9,965 kilometers and the transit time is about 14 days. It mainly transports the import and export IT products in Sichuan and the Pearl River Delta. The first train ran on April 26, 2013.

  • 3. China Railway Express (Zhengzhou to Hamburg, Germany), also known as Zhengzhou -Europe railway shipping services,or zhengzhou - Europe railway shipping services. It departs from Henan Zhengzhou Putian Railway Station and exits from Alashankou. It passes through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, and Poland to Hamburg. The whole journey is 10245 kilometers, and the whole transit time is about 15 days. The goods are transported from Henan, Shandong, Zhejiang, Guangdong and other places. The types of goods include fruits, clothing, handbags, LED lights, and so on. The line was first opened on December 17, 2014. Zhengzhou -Europe railway shipping services is one of the few China Railway Express that can maintain the balance of goods back and forth.
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    China Railway Express (Yiwu to Madrid, Spain), "Yiwu - Europe railway shipping services". It departs from Yiwu West Railway Station and passes through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, France and Spain. The whole journey is 13052 kilometers and the transit time is about 21 days. As one of the important railway lines between China and Europe, Yiwu - Europe railway shipping services was first launched on November 18, 2014, shouldering the burden of China's New Silk Road.

    There are 41 trains in Yiwu - Europe railway shipping services, which can carry 82 40-size standard containers at a time, with a total length of 560 meters. It is the longest one of all the lines in China Railway Express, passing the most countries and railway stations, and with the most rail changes.

    Compared with other China Railway Express, Yiwu - Europe railway shipping services has set up five firsts:

    First, the railway freight line is the longest,longer than Suman Ou (11200 km), is the longest one of all China Railway Express lines.

    Second, the train passes through more countries. China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, France, and Spain with a total of eight countries, which traverse the entire Eurasia.

    Third, it has crossed the most provinces in China. Starting from Zhejiang, it traverses east and west, passes through Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, and Gansu, and exits at the Alashankou Port in Xinjiang, with a total of 6 provinces (autonomous regions).

    Fourth, the railway has the most frequent rail changes. The other China Railway Express lines were changed twice in Kazakhstan and Poland. The Yiwu - Europe railway shipping services of China Railway Express (Yiwu-Madrid) also need the rail change for the third time at the border between France and Spain.

    Fifth, compared with the cities, Chongqing, Chengdu, Zhengzhou, Wuhan and Suzhou listed in the China Railway Express, Yiwu is a county-level city that opened the China Railway Express line, which is the second-tier city.

  • 5.

    China Railway Express (Suzhou to Warsaw, Poland) also known as Suzhou - manzhouli - Europe railway shipping services originated from Suzhou, exiting from Manchuria, passing through Russia, Belarus to Warsaw, Poland, with a total length of 11,200 kilometers and a transit time of about 15 days. The products, such as, laptops, tablets, LCD screens, hard drives, chips and other IT products are available in Suzhou, Wuxi, Nantong, Shanghai, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, Nanjing, Changzhou, Wuhu, and Huzhou.

    The first train was opened on September 29, 2013.

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    China Railway Express (Wuhan to Czech Republic, Poland). Commonly known as Wuhan - Europe railway shipping services originated from Wuhan Wujiashan Station, exiting through Alashankou, passing through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus to the relevant cities of Poland, Czechoslovakia and other countries, the whole journey is about 10,700 kilometers, and the transit time is about 15 days.

    The supply of goods is mainly electronics products such as notebook computers produced in Wuhan and the Yangtze River. And some of the LCL cargoes come from Shenzhen, Guangdong. The first train was opened on October 24, 2012.

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    China Railway Express (Changsha to Duisburg, Germany). Changsha - Europe railway shipping services, starting at the Changsha Xianing Yard in Hunan, specifically implementing the "one main and two Supplements" running lines. “One Main” is from Changsha to Duisburg, Germany. It exits through Alashankou, Xinjiang, passing through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, and Germany. The whole journey is 11,808 kilometers, and the transit time is 18 days.

    It was launched on October 30, 2012. one of "Two Supplements" is a railway line exited from Khorgos, Xinjiang, and finally arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with a total length of 6146 kilometers and a transit time of 11 days. Another railway line of "Two Supplements" arrived, after passing through Erenhot (or Manchuria), Moscow, Russia, with a total length of 8047 km (or 10090 km) and a transit time of 13 days (or 15 days).

    On June 29, 2018,as one of China Railway Express line, Changsha - Europe railway shipping services, with a good news, added a new member of the new line of Huaihua to the Minsk Railway!

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    China Railway Express (Harbin-Russia), Originated on February 28, 2015, Harbin - Europe railway shipping services, container freight trains full of oil exploration equipment departed from Harbin Xiangfang Railway Station and arrived at Bikliang Railway Station in central Russia 10 days later. This marks the official launch of China Railway Express line in Heilongjiang Province, the northernmost province of China, and has become a new engine for deepening all-round exchanges and cooperation with Russia and promoting the opening and upgrading of Heilongjiang.

    The full-length of the Haerbin-Russian Bnalie is 6,579 kilometers. It passes through the Binzhou Railway of 1004 kilometers to the Manzhouli Port Station, and then reaches the Bikliang Station via the Russian Siberian Railway. By transporting goods through international railway freight, Heilongjiang Province can save about three-quarters of freight by air freight to central Russia. It can be less than two-thirds of the time by trucks, and the freight can be saved by more than 25%.

    At 10 o'clock on the morning of June 13, 2015, first cargo train with 46 standard containers of Harbin - Europe railway shipping services was dispatched from Harbin Xiangfang Station to Hamburg, Germany, marking the opening of another newline of China Railway Express.

  • 9.

    China Railway Express (Harbin-Hamburg) Harbin - Europe railway shipping services, on June 13, 2015, first departs from Harbin, with the fixed departure time per week, the two-way freight between Harbin China, and Hamburg, Germany, and the total transit time is 15 to 17 days. It provides FCL and LCL service. The LCL line was launched on February 20, 2017.

    v is based on the three northeastern provinces, radiating North China and East China, and receiving goods from all over China with direct access to Europe! Through Belarus, Poland, Germany, it is with the total length of more than 9,800 kilometers, the train in the Russian territory without stopping and unloading the goods. Harbin - Europe railway shipping services has strong competitiveness in terms of stability, safety, timeliness, professionalism, quality and diversity.

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    China Railway Express - Baoding - Europe railway shipping services (Baoding - Minsk, Belarus). On the morning of April 26th, 2016, the first train of Baoding - Europe railway shipping services started with 41 containers. It is the first railway freight line from China Industrial Park to Belarus and the first direct freight line to Europe in North China, tarting from Baoding, Hebei Province, exiting from Manchuria, passing through Russia, and finally arriving in Minsk, Belarus, the whole journey is about 9,500 kilometers, and the transit time is about 12-14 days. The supply mainly comes from Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. The goods include plastic products, automobiles and accessories, rubber and its products, clothing leather and fur products, household appliances, plexiglass products, towels and other daily necessities.

  • 11.China Railway Express (Xining - Antwerp) Qinghai - Europe railway shipping services. On the morning of September 8, 2016, the first train of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was issued from the Shuangzhai Railway Logistics Center in Xining City, Qinghai Province. The train went to Antwerp, the second largest container port in Europe, which is located in Belgium. It takes 12 days, the main products of Qinghai, such as Tibetan carpets and oysters, were exported to Europe.
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    China Railway Express (Guangzhou - Moscow)Guangzhou - Manzhouli - Russia railway shipping services.

    It opened on August 29th, 2016 and departed from Guangzhou Dalang Station via Manchuria and goes directly to Moscow, Russia. The whole journey is 1,1500 kilometers, with a total of 41 40" HQ containers, which take 11 days to reach the destination.

    It is now delivered on time every week, providing a more convenient and stable transportation channel for the Sino-European foreign trade enterprises in the Pearl River Delta region. At the same time, it makes up for the shortage of electronic products, daily commodities and Russian export trade in South China. It has opened up a safe, efficient and convenient channel for international import and export trade between Russia and China.

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    China Railway Express (Qingdao-Moscow) Qingdao - Manzhouli - Russia railway shipping services. On June 24, 2017, under the supervision of Qingdao Customs, the 41 container trains departed from the Qingdao Multimodal Freight Customs Supervision Center and exited at Manchuria Port, directly to Moscow, Russia, which marked a new railway between China and Europe. The line "Qingo Ban Li" was officially opened. It mainly transports local machinery and equipment, tire rubber, home appliances and other goods in Qingdao, Shandong.

    The total length of the Qingdao - Manzhouli - Russia railway shipping services is 7,900 kilometers, and the railway freight transit time is about 22 days, saving 30 days compared with sea freight. Qingdao Jiaozhou has established the first multi-modal freihgt customs supervision center on the coast of China. Under the promotion of Qingdao Customs and other port units, by 2018, it has opened international trains such as Central Asia, China-Mongolia. With the opening of the China Railway Express (Qingdao) and the extension of the line, the international logistics channel network reaches North to Daemun, South to ASEAN, East to Japan and South Korea, and West to Europe.

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    China Railway Express (Changchun--Hamburg) Changchun - Europe railway shipping services opened on October 13, 2017, and a new international freight train of China Railway Express full of auto parts and textiles was launched from Changchun International Port. The cargo will be sent from Manzhouli to Hamburg, Germany. Changchun International Port was officially opened with opening of Changchun to Hamburg, Germany line.

    The Changchun - Europe railway shipping services is operated by China Railway Container Freight Co., Ltd., and is first launched in many cities in Europe, such as Russia, Belarus, Poland, Belgium, Germany, etc., with a top speed of 120 kilometers per hour and a total transit time of 12-15 days. It mainly transports auto parts, electronic machinery equipment, valves and clothing, etc. of some enterprises in Jilin Province and North China, and plans to open five trains each week.

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    China Railway Express (Nanchang - Moscow) Nanchang- Russia railway shipping services. On April 20, 2018, the first line (Nanchang-Moscow) of China Railway Express in Nanchang region was opened at the Xiangtang Railway Port in Nanchang, marking the official opening of China Railway Express from Nanchang, Jiangxi to Moscow, Russia.

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    China Railway Express (Tangshan - Belgium) Tang Ou Banlie. On April 26, 2018, the international container railway freight to the Antwerp train station in Belgium was departed from the Tangshan Port Jingtang Port Area. The train was issued by the Tangshan Port Jingtang Port Area. It was exited by the Alashankou Port via Beijing, Hohhot, Baotou, Hami and Urumqi. It arrived in Antwerp, Belgium via Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany. The whole journey was about 11,000 km. The train runs for about 16 days.

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    China Railway Express(Chengdu-Vienna) Chengdu - Europe railway services. On April 27, 2018, the first direct line to the Austrian capital, Vienna, arrived at the destination. The first train of China Railway Express, which went directly to Vienna, departed from Chengdu on April 12, crossing the six countries of Asia and Europe, with a journey of 9,800 kilometers. The goods loaded in this class include electronic accessories, LED lamps and sleeping bags. This is also a new China Railway Express line that has been added to Chengdu - Europe railway services.

  • 18. China Railway Express (Qinzhou - Germany) Qingzhou - Europe railway shipping services,which is starting from Qinzhou, Guangxi, passing through Chengdu, Alashankou, Russia, Poland, Germany. This is the most far-off line of China Railway Express in southwestern China.

The Freight of China Railway Express

China Railway Express provides general container and LCL, as well as special containers such as refrigerators and open top containers. The freight of China Railway Express offered by different trains,which are not the same. Below are some freight lists for China Railway Express

The Freight of Railway Freight of China Railway Express-Container Railway Freight from Zhengzhou to Europe

The Freight of China Railway Express - FCL

The Freight of China Railway Express - LCL

The Freight of China Railway Express - Refrigerated Container

More Credits about China Railway Express

Official Website of China Railway Express

English of China Railway Express

Train Schedule of China Railway Express