Shijiazhuang launches 'one document' rail-road intermodal service to Central Asia

(ECNS) -- A train left Shijiazhuang International Dry Port on Tuesday for Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

It marks the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region’s first international rail-road intermodal service operating under the integrated "one document" logistics model, opening a new trade corridor to Central Asia for local exporters.

After arriving in Kashgar by rail, the cargo will be transferred to trucks to reach cities including Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan and Dushanbe in Tajikistan, serving markets in southern Central Asia.

The seamless connection between rail and road cuts transport and customs clearance time by over 30%.

Liu Jinpeng, general manager of Shijiazhuang International Dry Port, said the service offers foreign trade businesses a new export route via southern Xinjiang.

An additional rail-road intermodal service linking Shijiazhuang in Hebei and Tacheng in Xinjiang was also launched on Tuesday. Following its first run on Oct. 1, it now operates on a regular schedule.

Shijiazhuang International Dry Port has built a network of international train services featuring multiple border ports, routes and transport modes. Its 20 international routes serve major economic hubs across Eurasia.

(By Helen Mo & intern Xu Wenda)