Singles' Day parcels ride China's high-speed trains

(ECNS) -- China Railway Express began a 20-day peak delivery service on Nov. 1 for the Nov. 11 Singles' Day online shopping festival, carrying large volumes of parcels on high-speed trains.

At Beijing West Railway Station on Tuesday, a China News Service reporter saw parcels neatly stacked on the platform, waiting to be loaded onto trains. When a train arrived, 10 workers laid protective seat covers and loaded the parcels. The entire process took less than 10 minutes.

Lu Fei, deputy general manager of China Railway Express's Beijing branch, said the high-speed rail express delivery service can deliver parcels in as little as four hours, and now covers 196 major cities across China.

Parcels are not the only things riding the trains. China Railway Express's "Pet Travel" service, which transports pets by high-speed rail, has expanded to 144 cities and 170 stations nationwide. Its "Travel Light" baggage service now covers 212 railway stations, making train journeys more convenient for passengers.

(By Gong Weiwei)