Fully-loaded! The First China Railway Express (Chang'an) Lenzing Train Arrives at the Port of Xi'an

On September 8, 2020, the first China Railway Express (Chang'an) (Vienna - Xi'an) Lenzing train slowly arrived at the Xinzhu Station of Xi'an Railway Bureau with a long whistle.

This train started from Vienna and arrived at the Port of Xi'an in China after running 10,460 kilometers in 16 days.The successful dispatching marks that it is the first time for Vienna in Austria to transport its products to China through China Railway Express.It also indicates that new steps have been made toward the capacity cooperation between China and Austria, especially the cooperation in the green and environmentally-friendly fiber industry.

Austria is located in the central area of Europe. The advantageous location allows it to bridge Central and Eastern Europe and Western Europe.Austrian enterprises are outstanding in many fields, such as high technology and environmental protection technology.Notably, Lenzing AG founded in Austria 82 years ago is an international company that produces high-quality fibers with renewable wood and innovative environmental protection technologies.

This train is loaded with 41 containers worth EUR 1.8 million.Lenzing AG offers all goods of the return train.The cooperation between ITL Group and Lenzing AG has put into practice the idea of "environmental protection" and blazed a new pattern for the deep collaboration between the two countries in the future.

It is the first time for Lenzing AG to deliver goods through China Railway Express, shifting its traditional mode of marine transportation.The goods were transported by China Railway Express (Chang'an) all along the journey.The transportation through China Railway Express (Chang'an) can save half of the delivery time compared with marine transportation, guarantee the delivery of goods to terminal customers, relieve the inventory pressure on factories, reduce the logistics cost, and improve the competitiveness of products.

With the increasingly faster work resumption overseas, there are more demands for "goods" transported by return trains. Therefore, China Railway Express (Chang'an) has actively taken in the demands of domestic enterprises for transportation and opened major stations in Europe.The return train was successfully dispatched under the great support of Xi'an Customs District P.R.China, China Railway Xi’an Group Co., Ltd., China Railway Container Transport Co., Ltd. (CRCT), and CRIntermodal Xi'an Railway Container Terminal.

From January to July 2020, China Railway Express (Chang'an) dispatched 2,065 trains, 1.9 times higher than that of the same period last year; a total of 1.61 million tons of goods were transported, 1.8 times higher than that of the same period last year.It was top-ranked concerning several core indicators, including the dispatched amount, the ratio of the loaded container, and the volume of freight.

In the future, Xi’an International Inland Port Multimodal Transportation Co., Ltd. will find its way to the Western European market based on the existing quality routes, such asChinaRailwayExpress(Xi'an-Rostock-Verona,Gothenburg,Stockholm)and Central and Eastern Europe Route.A few stations and more quality routes will be added in the regions such as Barcelona in Spain, the UK, and Amsterdam in the Netherlands to continue improving the quality and frequency of China Railway Express (Chang'an),and make contributions to building the China Railway Express (Xi'an) Collaboration Center.