At 12:30 on February 11, freight train 30405 set off from Kashgar Station with a whistle, carrying 45 cars and 1,440 tons of cotton yarn to Sanshui West Station in Foshan, Guangdong, 5,000 kilometers away. It was the first train to Kashgar in Xinjiang. The launch of the cotton yarn special train in Foshan, Guangdong has accelerated the pace of high-quality development of Xinjiang’s cotton yarn industry, injecting new impetus into promoting rural revitalization and assisting the construction of the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt.
It is understood that Xinjiang is my country’s largest high-quality commercial cotton and the only long-staple cotton production base. More than 60% of China’s cotton is produced in Xinjiang. In recent years, as Xinjiang has vigorously leveraged its advantages in cotton production and petrochemical and coal chemical industries to develop spinning, weaving, printing and dyeing, and clothing industries, the high-quality cotton yarn produced in Xinjiang has been welcomed by enterprises from all over the country. A large number of cotton and cotton yarn pass through Railways ship to all parts of the country.
At the beginning of the new year, as the pace of resumption of work and production accelerated, the Xinjiang Railway Department actively contacted enterprises related to the cotton and cotton yarn industries to find out the production and sales needs of the enterprises, and accurately formulated personalized and Diversified transportation plans, adopting methods such as sporadic carpooling and group assembly, strengthen transportation capacity and equipment investment, and provide services to customers quickly and efficiently.
It is understood that the company that shipped this batch of goods is Xinjiang Dongchunxing Textile Co., Ltd., which is a cotton yarn production and processing enterprise in the Caohu Industrial Park of the Corps, Caohu Town, Tumushuke City, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang. The output reaches 130,000 tons.
“We have always cooperated with the railway department. This year we signed a monthly supply agreement of 6,500 tons of cotton yarn with the customer. The recent shipment volume is large, and the railway has provided us with customized cotton yarn train products, both This ensures both transportation volume and transportation timeliness,” said Li Lin, the person in charge of the transportation business of Xinjiang Dongchunxing Textile Co., Ltd.
Compared with scattered transportation, the cotton yarn special train does not need to be unpacked midway, and has the characteristics of one-stop, efficient and punctual. “Customers ship cotton yarn at the Kashgar station all year round, usually 10 cars per time. This year’s cotton yarn The market is favorable and the demand is strong. We should give full play to the advantages of ‘one enterprise, one policy’ and formulate special shipping plans according to the category, nature, destination and logistics plan of the goods, provide enterprises with ‘one-on-one’ services, and fully meet the shipping needs of customers.” China Ma Zhimin, manager of the marketing department of Kashgar Freight Center of Railway Urumqi Bureau Group Co., Ltd. introduced.
Compared with bulk goods such as coal, metal ores, cotton yarn has extremely high requirements for transportation conditions, and must not cause wear or pollution during transportation. The Xinjiang Railway Department has strengthened communication with regional governments and production companies, and arranged for dedicated personnel to monitor and control the entire process of cargo ticket acceptance, vehicle allocation, etc., to understand the progress of product preparation, loading, short-distance barges and other transportation links, and to ensure that vehicles are allocated with empty space. We will provide key guarantees on aspects such as cargo space and cargo area, and add 5 loading and unloading equipment and 10 short-distance transport vehicles to speed up the loading progress.
“This time the cotton yarn shipment volume is relatively large, and customers have relatively high requirements for transportation time limits. We have contacted the dispatching department, configured vehicles in advance, designated 66 cargo spaces on the platform, and organized the loading of goods in a timely manner. , loading, giving priority to loading and transportation, achieving rapid departure within 48 hours, ensuring that the goods can be transported to the destination in time.”
In the freight yard of Kashgar Station, the forklift operates quickly, transporting a package The cotton yarn is neatly stacked in the carriage, and Chang Jun, director of the Kashgar Sales Department of the Kashgar Freight Center, is on site to monitor the loading.
“Since this year, our cotton yarn shipments have continued to rise. Currently, more than 10,000 tons have been transported by railway, an increase of 224.44% compared with last year, setting a historical record for shipments. The railway department has provided excellent services. We are full of confidence in the follow-up cooperation.” Ling Li, chairman of the company, said that the launch of the special train can effectively solve the transportation problem of “Xinjiang goods” going south, and the time and cost for goods from Xinjiang to enter Foshan, Guangdong will be greatly reduced. At the same time, it also adds a new channel for Guangdong’s counterpart to assist Xinjiang and realize commercial exchanges between the two places, giving full play to the advantages of Guangdong’s cotton spinning industry cluster and promoting the rapid and stable supply of cotton yarn in Kashgar.
According to statistics, as of February 10, Kashgar Freight Center Kashgar, Aksu and other shipping stations transported a total of 36,400 tons of cotton yarn cargo, an increase of 20.02%.
Ma Zhimin said that the railway freight department will provide more precise transportation solutions based on customers’ transportation volume and transportation needs, further optimize transportation organization, and support regional economic development through efficient services.
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