Railway freight support capacity is further optimized to better serve and develop with high quality.

　　CCTV News:The reporter learned from China State Railway Group Co.,Ltd. that from 0: 00 on April 1st, a new freight train diagram will be implemented on the national railways. After the map adjustment, the national railway freight support capacity is further optimized to better serve the high-quality development of the economy.

　　After this map adjustment, the service capacity and scope of railway express goods will be further expanded to meet the transportation needs of high value-added goods. The number of domestic express freight trains organized by the organization increased by 79, with a total of 481. Among them, the number of express freight trains across the railway bureau group increased by 56, with a total of 278. The express freight train covers 37 of the 42 channels that are interconnected among the seven regions in Northeast China, North China, Central China, East China, South China, Southwest China and Northwest China.

　　International combined transport and bulk cargo transport support capacity has been enhanced.

　　In the first quarter of this year, China’s railway freight demand was strong. This map adjustment further increased freight trains and international trains, and the transportation capacity of domestic coal and other bulk goods and international intermodal goods was further enhanced.

　　In this map adjustment, 46 trains have been opened in Central Europe, Central Asia, West Land and Sea New Passage, China-Laos Railway Cross-border Freight Train and Tiehai Express Train, with a total of 332 trains, with an increase of 16%. Among them, 82 trains operated in Central Europe and 36 trains operated in Central Asia, maintaining stable operation; There are 4 additional trains in the new land and sea passage in the west, with a total of 16 trains; The number of cross-border cargo trains in China-Laos Railway has increased by 2, with a total of 6 trains; The Tiehai Express opened 40 more trains, with a total of 192 trains, covering 19 ports.

　　In terms of the transportation support capacity of bulk goods, this map adjustment has arranged 353 bulk direct train lines across the Railway Bureau Group Corporation, an increase of 41 lines. Among them, there are 206 direct trains for electric coal, an increase of 36 trains; There are 57 other coal direct trains, an increase of 3 trains; There are 90 non-coal direct trains, an increase of 2 trains.