Business · Trade · 11 hrs ago
First Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei rail-road freight service to Central Asia departs
A new rail-and-road freight service left Shijiazhuang in China’s Hebei province on October 13, carrying 110 containers.
It is the first service in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region to use a single contract covering the full logistics journey.
The train will travel to Kashgar in Xinjiang, where the cargo will transfer to trucks for Central Asia, including Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan and Dushanbe in Tajikistan.
The cargo includes car parts and machinery, and the route is intended to give exporters in the region another way to reach Central Asian markets.
Operators say the rail-road connection can cut transport and customs time by more than 30% compared with traditional arrangements.
A separate rail-and-road service from Shijiazhuang to Tacheng in Xinjiang also runs, creating complementary routes through southern and northern Xinjiang.
The first Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei international rail-road freight service using a single-contract logistics model departed Shijiazhuang on October 13.
The train carried 110 standard containers of goods, including auto parts and machinery, bound for Kashgar in Xinjiang.
After reaching Kashgar by rail, the cargo will continue by road to cities including Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
The route is intended to open a new channel to Central Asia for foreign trade businesses in the region.
The article says the rail-and-road connection can cut transport and customs-clearance time by more than 30% compared with traditional methods.
- Who
- The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region’s first international rail-road freight service using a single-contract logistics model.
- What
- A train carrying 110 standard containers departed on a rail journey to Kashgar, with onward road transport to Central Asian cities.
- When
- October 13, 2026.
- Where
- It departed from Shijiazhuang International Land Port in Hebei and is headed to Kashgar, Xinjiang.
- Why
- To provide foreign trade businesses in the region with a new route to Central Asia and additional logistics options.
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A Shijiazhuang-to-Tacheng rail-road freight service made its first departure.
The first Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei international rail-road freight service using a single-contract logistics model departed Shijiazhuang for Kashgar.
The Shijiazhuang-to-Tacheng service also operated, and the article said it had entered scheduled operations.
- Containers
- 110 standard containers
- Origin
- Shijiazhuang International Land Port
- Rail destination
- Kashgar, Xinjiang
- Road destinations
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and Dushanbe, Tajikistan, among other cities
- Time reduction
- More than 30% for transport and customs clearance compared with traditional methods
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What people are saying
The route adds a southern Xinjiang exit path for foreign trade enterprises and enriches logistics solutions facing Central Asia.