Maiden train on Zhengzhou–Hairatan (Afghanistan) route successfully arrives
郑州—阿富汗海拉顿首发班列顺利抵达
China Railway Express (Zhengzhou) has opened a new route. On the afternoon of June 29, Afghanistan local time, a train loaded with textiles arrived at Hairatan Station, marking not only the arrival of the maiden international freight train from Zhengzhou, but also the launch of a new international logistics channel from China's Central Plains.
中欧班列（郑州）再拓新通道。阿富汗当地时间6月29日下午，一列满载各类纺织品的集装箱班列缓缓驶入阿富汗海拉顿车站。至此，近期从郑州圃田中心站启程的首趟郑州—阿富汗海拉顿国际班列顺利运抵，标志着郑州国际货运通道成功实现进一步延伸，中原内陆地区成功增添一条国际物流新干线。
The train, consisting of 54 wagons and carrying about 1,700 tons of cargo valued at roughly 2 million US dollars, mainly high-quality textiles from Henan and neighboring areas. Heading westward, it exited China at Horgos Port and arrived at its final destination, Hairatan in Afghanistan. Its arrival marks the opening of a stable and efficient freight route between Central China and Afghanistan. Featuring low cost, high capacity, efficiency, and stability, this route is expected to help enterprises lower logistics costs and expand their trade coverage with shared resources.
首发班列共计满载54车，主要货物为河南及周边地区优势纺织品，货重约1700吨，货值约200万美元。列车一路向西行进，经新疆霍尔果斯口岸出境，最终直达阿富汗海拉顿。这条全新线路打通了中原腹地与阿富汗之间稳定、高效的铁路货运通道，凭借铁路运输运量大、时效稳、安全性高、综合成本低的优势，有效助力双方企业大幅降低跨境物流成本，拓宽贸易渠道，实现资源互补、合作共赢。
Since the launch of its first international rail freight service in 2021, Zhengzhou New Silk Road International Port Investment Company, serving as a platform, has so far launched international routes from Zhengzhou to Helsinki, Kaliningrad, Mersin, Budapest, Vientiane, Ulan Bator, and Hairatan. In addition, it has operated dedicated trains for Yutong Group, Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group, and ASEAN fruit. These efforts have enabled the China Railway Express (Zhengzhou) assembly center to establish an international logistics network covering 29 stations and 10 ports.
自2021年首次开行国际班列以来，郑州新丝路港投公司有力发挥平台作用，已组织开通郑州至赫尔辛基、加里宁格勒、梅尔辛、布达佩斯、万象、乌兰巴托、海拉顿等新线路、新站点，并成功开行宇通专列、郑煤机整车专列、东盟水果专列等多条特色化产业班列，助力中欧班列（郑州）集结中心形成了“二十九站点、十口岸”的国际物流网络。（中文来源：河南日报 记者：王歌 编译：杨佳欣 审校：焦丹 赵汉青）