What is Railway Freight

Transportation Method of Railway Freight

Mode of transportation: Railway freight are divided into domestic railway transportation and international railway transportation.

Domestic railway transportation refers to the transportation of goods from one city in China to another, such as transporting coal from Datong, Shanxi to Tianjin. The coal is loaded into the coal container, and it is transported to the destination one by one. Domestic freight trains generally do not have special documentation requirements. They only need to sign a transportation agreement with the railway company to confirm the railway freight, transportation volume, departure time, etc.

International freight train transportation refers to the transportation of goods from one country or region to another by railway.

In addition, it is not only necessary to book a cargo space to the railway carrier, but also to declare the details of the goods to the customs when exporting. The goods are also declared to the local customs in the country of destination.

Only goods that comply with the import and export laws and the regulations can be transported by train. On the other hand, because the railway belongs to the national infrastructure, companies that provide railway freight need to sign railway service agreements with their own railway bureaus and communicate with foreign railway bureaus to use their railways.

For example, more than three countries railways are used in the “China Railway Express”: China Railway, Russian Railway, Belarusian Railway, Polish Railway, German Railway, Italian Railway.

The Meaning of Railway Freight

What is the meaning of railway freight, the meaning of railway freight on the economy is as follows:

• Promote the circulation of goods. Due to the extensive network of railway freight, the fixed and safe nature of the train, which greatly promotes the circulation of goods in different regions.
• 1.Reduce transportation costs, railway freight are less than 40% of the total transportation costs of cars and aircraft; such as railway freight from China to Russia is much cheaper than international air freight from China to Moscow.
• 2.Guarantee the quality of national life, train freight can transport goods in large quantities at a time, and can provide strong transportation guarantee for the needs of the cities and people's living.
• 3. Promote economic development, and the circulation of goods will inevitably drive the development of the local economy.