📋 Tender Overview
The picture shows railway staff handling goods clearance services for international trade enterprises in the Alashankou Railway International Transport Building. Photographed by Fengliang
The Alasshankou Railway Port is a border port between China and Kazakhstan. It is located in the Alasshankou City, Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, and 12 kilometers away from the Dostek Port in Kazakhstan. It is an important port for China-Europe freight trains and a linkage point for Chinese companies to explore the markets of Central Asia, West Asia and Europe.
On September 12, the reporters and his team rushed to the Alashankou border station for more than ten hours. At around 11 oclock, I walked into the Alashankou Railway International Transport Building, and the sound of keyboards and phone calls came one after another. More than a dozen railway workers wearing blue work clothes looked focused and their fingertips flew.
Look, this bill has just been generated. It is a 49-car China-Europe freight train from Kazakhstan to Chongqing Tuanjie Village Station. Ticket Maker Xu Ling said while showing the bill to reporters, In the past, it was all manual entry. Now there is a digital port system, and many links are automated and paperless, and the efficiency is significantly improved.
In 2020, the 95306 digital port system will be put into use at the Alasan Pass and Horgos railway ports. The two major railway ports in Xinjiang have strengthened the linkage with customs and enterprises, and achieved online data travel and paperless customs clearance, so that the China-Europe freight trains can run faster and more steadily. At the same time, innovatively promote the priority grouping and pre-requesting of vehicles mechanism, and significantly reduce the replacement and customs clearance time.
The China-Europe Express is about to enter the station, and all positions are in place immediately! The sun was shining in the afternoon, and a crisp command sound came from the walkie-talkie. Freight duty officer Liu Huimin moved when he heard the sound and strode towards the platform. Accompanied by the roar, a train full of cargo slowly entered. Liu Huimin carefully checked the vehicles condition, leaned over to check the parts, and after confirming that it was correct, he solemnly signed the inspection form.
My signature is a safety commitment to the outbound trains, said Liu Huimin. Looking back on the changes over the years, he couldnt help but sigh: In the past, we were waiting for the car to come, but now we are waiting for the car to come in. The station has been expanded again and again, and the ports capacity has been greatly improved. I feel very proud to work here. These words express the perseverance and pride of the railway personnel at the port.
Since the first China-Europe freight train is passed, the Alashankou border station has gone from less than 10 China-Europe freight trains per week to the average daily traffic volume has reached 21, and the number of routes has also expanded from the initial one to 123, covering 21 countries around the world. The types of goods are becoming increasingly rich, including more than 200 types such as daily necessities and wood, which has truly realized the global circulation of goods.
The improvement of transportation capacity is inseparable from hardware upgrades. In Asias largest container replacement warehouse located at the Alashankou border station, the giant steel arm of the giant gantry crane is accurately grasping the container. On the side, a larger replacement library is being tested. In the past, a train inspection took two hours, but now it can be completed in half an hour. Yan Huapeng, director of the operation workshop of the Alashankou Border Station, introduced that the station continuously improves the turnover rate of wide-quasi-rail trains through precise dispatching and command and optimizing transportation organization.
The smooth logistics has also given birth to new opportunities for industrial development. At the Jinshahe Noodle Factory, the high-quality flour from Kazakhstan to China has just been unloaded and sent to the production workshop. After processing it into the noodle, it is then transported to all parts of the country by train. The China-Europe Express brings us not only high-quality raw materials, but also the firm confidence to become stronger and bigger. The head of the company said with a smile.
Alashankou Border Station truly shoulders the political responsibility and mission of ensure customs clearance and smooth traffic. Xu Shengqiang, deputy mayor of Alashankou City and deputy director of the Port Management Committee, said strongly and powerfully.
As of September 1, more than 5,000 China-Europe freight trains have been transported to the Alashankou Border Station this year. The border station has set up special windows and introduced convenient measures to significantly reduce the train residence time, reduce the application costs of enterprises, and inject new impetus into serving the high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road.
