On March 25, 2023, a line of Dingxi, Gansu-Kustanai, Kazakhstan, Central Asia international freight train loaded with 55 standard containers of auto parts, commercial vehicles, fabrics and other materials, with a value of about 3.03 million U.S. dollars, departed from China Railway Lanzhou After leaving the Dingxi Railway Freight Yard of Lanzhou Freight Center of the Bureau, after exiting the Khorgos Port in Xinjiang, it finally arrived in Kostanay, Kazakhstan.

It is understood that this Central Asia international freight train is about 5,170 kilometers long. It adopts the transportation mode of container marshalling, consolidation and consolidation, and two-way return trains. It runs for about 9 days and overcomes the long running time and high transportation costs. question.

The successful opening of the international freight train from Dingxi, China to Kostanay, Kazakhstan, marks that Dingxi City took the lead in organizing the international freight train to Kazakhstan, and opened up another logistics line with the characteristics of the Belt and Road for Gansu aisle. China Railway Lanzhou Bureau Group Corporation will keep a close eye on the import and export needs of Gansu Province, Dingxi City and surrounding enterprises, innovate the supply of railway products, improve service guarantee capabilities, and make positive contributions to promoting the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative in Gansu and boosting the economic development of Gansu hubs.

As an important channel of the ancient Silk Road, the ancient Tang-Fan Road, and an important node city of the Belt and Road Initiative and the new land-sea corridor in the west, Dingxi City has a unique location advantage. The successful launch of this block train has opened up a new international logistics channel connecting Dingxi City to Central Asia, and will help Dingxi City to strengthen economic and trade exchanges with countries along the Belt and Road. The system takes a solid first step.Editor/Ma Xue