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The first sea-railway integrated shipping train, carrying tons of containers, set off from the Tianjin Xingang Port on Jan 19. Its destination is Shijiangzhuang South Station in North China's Hebei province.
The train route has realized an effective connection between sea and rail shipping, road and rail shipping, and the transportation cost with the market.
The train route has been seen as another accelerating measurement to support the integrated development of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei after the freight express connecting Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei was set up in 2014.
It is reported that the newly established train route will operate every other day back and forth between Tianjin Xingang Port Station and Shijiazhuang South Station. A statement from the related railway department said that the train route would gradually be operated every day according to the situation of the supply of goods.
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The first sea-rail integrated shipping train carrying tons of containers leaves from Tianjin Xingang Port to Shijiazhuang South Station on Jan 19. [Photo by Zhang Chenlin/Xinhua] |
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A lifting machine loads a container onto the first sea-railway integrated shipping train. Carrying tons of containers, the train leaves from Tianjin Xingang Port for Shijiazhuang South Station on Jan 19. [Photo by Zhang Chenlin/Xinhua] |
