At about 14:00 on July 29, 2022, the X8026 freight train loaded with 100 TEUs of export goods departed from the Hefei North Railway Station to Budapest, Hungary, marking the first Hefei-Budapest China-Europe freight train. A new circuit has been added to the circuit diagram.

Hefei to Budapest China Railway Express

It is reported that the train contained solar modules, push rod motors, plush dolls, etc. "made in Anhui", with a value of nearly 10 million US dollars. The train leaves the country through the Horgos railway port, passing through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, the Czech Republic and other countries, with a total running distance of 10,873 kilometers, and is expected to arrive in Budapest, Hungary in 18 days.

As the first European country to jointly build the Belt and Road cooperation with China, Hungary, located in the hinterland of Europe, is not only an important transportation hub in Central and Eastern Europe, but also an important logistics distribution center and transit center for many Asian countries, including China, to enter the European market. In 2021, the bilateral trade volume between China and Hungary will increase by 34.5% year-on-year, and bilateral economic and trade cooperation and people-to-people and cultural exchanges will continue to deepen.

The opening of the Hefei-Budapest China-Europe Railway Express is another extension of the Hefei China-Europe Railway Express line in the hinterland of Europe. It has added a new efficient, safe and fast international logistics channel for economic and trade exchanges between Anhui and European countries. The external radiation capability and foreign trade service level have reached a new level.

In order to ensure the smooth running of the train, the railway department has strengthened close cooperation with the train platform company, customs and other corporate departments, optimized the loading plan and loading plan, strengthened the organization of container sources, rationally arranged transportation capacity, and provided one-stop service measures. , to ensure smooth and efficient transportation in all links.

It is reported that since the opening of the Hefei China-Europe Railway Express in 2014, the railway department has strengthened contact with the China-Europe Railway Express platform company, customs and other corporate departments, established a multi-party coordination and linkage mechanism, and strengthened transportation organization. The scope of service radiation continues to expand.

In the future, the railway department will take the opening of the new line from Hefei to Budapest as an opportunity to continuously optimize the transportation organization of the China-Europe freight train, continuously improve the quality and efficiency of the operation of the China-Europe freight train, and better benefit the countries, enterprises and people along the line, so as to stabilize the economic market. , Serve the new development pattern, and help the construction of the Belt and Road to provide transportation service guarantee. Editor/He Yuting