On August 23, the “Lanxi” China Railway Express (CRE) freight train, loaded with 110 standard shipping containers, departed from Jinhua South Railway Station. It had undergone supervision by Jinhua Customs and was bound for Moscow, Russia, which is thousands of miles away.

The “Lanxi” is a specialized train designed for Lanxi export businesses through a collaboration between the Jindong platform and the railway department. This dedicated train started its journey from Jinhua South Station and will pass through the Alashankou port. It is expected to reach Moscow in approximately 14 days. The primary exported goods include engines, baby strollers, textiles, and more, with a total value exceeding 23 million RMB.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative and the 20th anniversary of the implementation of the Double Eight Strategy in Zhejiang Province. Since its launch on August 31, 2017, the Jindong platform of CRE has been consistently transporting a wide range of goods produced in Zhejiang and nearby provinces and cities to countries along the Belt and Road. This has created a swift, efficient, and environmentally-friendly international logistics pathway for domestic businesses. According to data, in the first half of this year, trade between Jinhua City and Belt and Road countries totaled 132.4 billion RMB, a year-on-year increase of 16.6%. Lanxi’s export growth to Belt and Road countries exceeded local export growth by 12.6 percentage points.

The launch of the “Lanxi” CRE serves as an early preview ahead of the operation of the Lanxi Port Area’s multimodal transport hub, integrating railways, highways, and waterways at the Jinhua Port. This step has introduced a novel land route for Lanxi’s manufacturing sector to connect with the Belt and Road.

Yu Gang, a member of the Standing Committee of Lanxi’s Municipal Party Committee and deputy mayor, attended the ceremony. (Source: Lanxi Convergent Media Center)

23日，一列满载110个标准集装箱的X8020次中欧班列“兰溪号”经金华海关监管后，从华东国际联运港金华铁路南站启程，奔赴万里之遥的俄罗斯莫斯科。

据了解，该趟中欧班列“兰溪号”是金东平台与铁路部门联合为兰溪出口企业量身定制的地方号专列。专列从金华南站出发，途经阿拉山口，预计14天后到达莫斯科，主要出口货物有发动机、婴儿车、纺织品等，货值达2300多万元。

今年是共建“一带一路”倡议提出10周年，是浙江省“八八战略”实施20周年。中欧班列金东平台自2017年8月31日开行以来，将浙江及周边省市制造的各类货品源源不断地运往“一带一路”沿线国家，为国内企业打通快捷高效、绿色环保的国际物流大通道。据统计，今年上半年，金华市与“一带一路”沿线国家贸易总额达1324亿元，同比增长16.6%；兰溪市对“一带一路”沿线国家出口增速高于地方出口增速12.6个百分点。

中欧班列“兰溪号”的开通，是金华港兰溪港区铁公水多式联运枢纽运营前的一次前期预演，开辟了兰溪制造“一带一路”陆路新通道。

兰溪市委常委、副市长于纲参加首发仪式。（信息来源：兰溪市融媒体中心）