Henan's CR Express freight trains make 7,572 trips totally over past decade

Henan's CR Express freight trains make 7,572 trips totally over past decade

中欧班列（中豫号）开行10周年 累计发送7572列

July 18 marks the 10th anniversary of Zhengzhou's China Railway Express freight train service. So far, Zhengzhou has handled over 7,500 such freight train trips since the service started in July 2013. 

7月18日，中欧班列（中豫号·郑州）开行10周年。自2013年7月18日首趟开行以来，已累计开行超7500列。

A CR Express freight train in Zhengzhou. [Photo/dahe.cn]

Over the past decade, the operation frequency has jumped from once per month to a maximum of about 200; the speed has accelerated from 80 kilometers per hour to 120; and the cargo collection and distribution range has expanded from 500 kilometers to 1,500. Powered by the international logistics routes opened to Europe, Central Asia, the ASEAN, Japan and South Korea, it has not only provided services for over 140 cities in more than 40 countries, but also brought business opportunities to tens of thousands of Chinese and international enterprises. With its business expanding continuously, Zhengzhou's China Railway Express freight train service has been playing an irreplaceable role in the economic and trade exchanges between Asian and European countries.

10年来，去程由每月1列到目前的每月最高达200列左右，从时速80公里到120公里，从500公里集货范围到1500公里集货区域，畅通了欧洲、中亚、东盟及日韩等四个方向的国际物流干线通道，多线路、多目的站点开行，业务网络遍布40多个国家140多个城市，在构建对外开放国际物流通道上不断拓展和扩容，为数万中外企业带来商机，中欧班列（中豫号·郑州）在亚欧国家经贸往来中发挥了无可替代的作用。

Zhengzhou is ready for the next decade in freight train service.

丝路兴，天下通。新十年，再出发。