Freight express line brings new economic vitality to Hangzhou.
The reporter visited the Yongning Freight Yard of Hangzhou Freight Center. The first "Express Freight Train" in the Spring Festival started yesterday.



Bamboo mats, chopsticks, tires, floors … These "small department stores" that people in Hangzhou often see in their lives and trips are packed one by one and neatly stacked in the warehouse of the freight yard, waiting to be transported to the train. Where will they be sent? Liuzhou, Guiyang, Changchun or Harbin.
In the area north of Liushi Elevated Road and south of Beixiu Street, facing Gaoting Xinyuan, it is the distribution center of "small department stores" and commercial cars sent to various places-Yongning Freight Yard of Hangzhou Freight Center, which is also the loading organization station of express freight trains and general express freight trains.
"Zhongce tires, Anji bamboo products and Huzhou floors are all the main goods sent." Yang Da, director of the Party Office of Hangzhou Freight Center, told the reporter that at 7: 50 yesterday morning, the X8713 train to Guangdong Shilong and Tangxi will depart from Qiaosi Marshalling Station, which is also the "Express Freight Train" issued by the first train in the Year of the Dog.
"White goods" mixed light and heavy were sent to all parts of the country.
Jointly promote door-to-door logistics service with logistics companies
Hangzhou Freight Center has seven operating departments, including Genshanmen, Hangzhou North, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Jiaxing, Changxing and Xiaoshan, 32 freight stations, and 64 special lines (special railways) with an operating mileage of 773 kilometers.
"There are now 11 express freight trains, 4 ordinary express freight trains and 9 hot metal combined trains within the jurisdiction of the center, which can be transported quickly, stably and safely to light bubbles, heavy goods and import and export goods." Yang Da turned to look at the freight warehouse. "Light bubble" goods are also called "white goods". Compared with "black goods" such as coal, oil and ore, they refer to "small department stores" used by citizens in their daily lives.
"Hello, I’d like to book a freight train for the same day." At 11 o’clock on Monday morning, Ms. Lin of Hangzhou Jiye Logistics Co., Ltd. was consulting business in the business hall of Yongning Freight Yard. "Every day, we basically ship furniture such as floors of 25 carriages to Guiyang, Kunming and Chongqing." Indeed, there are some logistics companies gathered around Yongning Freight Center, which are linked with the freight yard, and provide "door-to-door" services to meet the diversified and personalized logistics needs of customers.
"When the train rings, there are two thousand gold." With the deepening reform of railway freight transportation, the opening of internet freight business, the improvement of freight handling efficiency and the more perfect service standard, more and more enterprises are willing to take railway as the first choice for freight transportation.
In 2018, the total number of commercial vehicles is expected to reach 100,000 units.
Zhejiang brand will "go" further and better.
Compared with the cold chain transportation from Beilun Port to Chengdu, the quantity of commercial automobile transportation from Hangzhou North Yongning Freight Yard to various places has increased.
In the express freight train, the commercial cars sent to various places by Hangzhou North Yongning Freight Yard are also the highlights of railway transportation.
"The freight yard has been specially divided into two areas for parking commercial vehicles, with a total area of more than 6,000 square meters." Yang Da pointed to a red carriage parked next to the car crane. "The vehicles used to carry commercial vehicles are mostly special vehicles." The words "China Railway Special Goods" and "SQ6 concave bottom double-deck transport vehicle special vehicle" are printed on this red carriage, and one carriage can carry 10 commercial vehicles, mainly including Volkswagen, Buick, Geely and other brands.
"After they are transported to Yongning Freight Yard, there are two forms of continuous transportation." Yang Da paused. "One is to unload the car in the freight yard, and then transport the commodity car to Hangzhou and surrounding areas with freight cars; The other is that after arriving at the freight yard, after regrouping, it will continue to be transported to all parts of the country by special freight trains. "
On the way to Shenyang, near Yongning freight yard, some furniture markets and automobile sales stores are distributed on both sides, and citizens and vehicles come in and out. "The speed of express freight trains has reached 120 kilometers per hour, and the combined train of hot iron and water has facilitated the import and export of goods, and more PVC, aluminum ingots and steel products have been shipped to Hangzhou." Lu Jianzhong, secretary of Hangzhou North Yongning Freight Yard, laughed: "In 2017, the total number of goods vehicles arrived and delivered reached 84,000 units, and the total number of goods vehicles arrived and delivered in 2018 is expected to reach 100,000 units. Zhejiang brands will also better’ go global’."
Indeed, with the help of the "Belt and Road", the opening of freight trains has played a role in the integration of ports and railways, forming an advantageous pattern of land and sea planning and sea-rail combined transport. A series of freight trains is a big channel for trade and logistics. More and more active freight trains have become the link between Hangzhou’s economy and various places and countries, and also injected new vitality into Hangzhou’s economic development.