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The first "Tianjin Shijiazhuang Europe" China Europe train set off from Tianjin on the morning of August 8, and will sail to Moscow, the capital of Russia, after completing the assembly operation in Shijiazhuang International Land Port, to benefit the development of international trade.

This is the first China Europe train jointly run by Tianjin and Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, after they applied for the approval of the first batch of cities to supplement and strengthen the national comprehensive freight hub chain in 2022.

This "Tianjin Shijiazhuang Europe" China Europe Express is jointly organized by Sinotrans North China Co., Ltd. and Shijiazhuang International Inland Port. Starting from Tianjin, the whole train carrying 40 standard containers of Tianjin goods is expected to arrive in Moscow in 18 days after arriving at Shijiazhuang International Inland Port Railway Station and splicing 60 standard containers of Hebei goods. The value of the whole train exceeds 21 million yuan (RMB, the same below).

It is reported that logistics collaboration is an important area of the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. Shijiazhuang and Tianjin have advantages in achieving land sea interaction and logistics integration. The operation of the "Tianjin Shijiazhuang Europe" China Europe Express will provide a strong guarantee for the construction of the Beijing Tianjin Hebei comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network and bring convenience to international trade enterprises.

"The operation of the 'Tianjin Shijiazhuang Europe' train will become the adhesive for the seamless connection of international trade, sea rail intermodal transport, the accelerator for the intensive integration of logistics resources, and the catalyst for the coordination of transportation and industry." Yu Debin, general manager of Tianjin Sinotrans Container Development Co., Ltd., said that the opening of the train has more closely linked the "sea rail intermodal transport" and the "the Belt and Road", making the international logistics channels between Tianjin and Hebei more smooth, which are linked by land and sea and two-way exchanges, further reducing social logistics costs and cargo transportation time, better serving the industrial chain supply chain, promoting the development of international trade and promoting regional economic development.

As of November 8, Shijiazhuang International Inland Port has run 412 China Europe regular trains this year, sending 40508 standard containers, 395000 tons of goods, with a value of 8.918 billion yuan. This "Tianjin Shijiazhuang Europe" China Europe train is the sixth "+Shijiazhuang Europe" line in Beijing Tianjin Hebei, which will help serve the coordinated development of Beijing Tianjin Hebei and help the steady development of international trade.