Zhengzhou / China-Europe Railway Express

#November Destinations 2025 Henan-Europe Railway Express: The Core Artery of the Land-based Silk Road The Henan-Europe Railway Express, typically with Zhengzhou as its core hub, is one of the earliest, most stable, most widely distributed, and largest-volume backbone lines in the China-Europe Railway Express (fast freight rail services from China to Europe) network. Leveraging Zhengzhou's advantageous transportation location and strong logistics capabilities, it has constructed an efficient, stable, and secure international logistics corridor connecting central China with Europe and even Central Asia, representing a landmark achievement and substantial support for the Belt and Road Initiative. 📍Core Features and Advantages 1. "Dual Hub" Strategy and Network Advantages · Zhengzhou Core: With Zhengzhou International Land Port as the main assembly center and originating station, Zhengzhou boasts a "rice-shaped" high-speed rail network and a national railway trunk line hub status, possessing extremely strong cargo distribution capabilities. • Multiple Destinations: In addition to Zhengzhou, other cities within Henan Province, such as Luoyang and Nanyang, have also launched dedicated China-Europe freight train routes, forming a highly efficient network combining trunk and branch lines with hub-and-spoke distribution. • Wide Route Coverage: The train routes reach over 40 countries and more than 140 cities in Europe and Central Asia, including Hamburg/Munich (Germany), Liege (Belgium), Moscow (Russia), and Almaty (Kazakhstan), creating a dense international logistics network. 2. Stable and Efficient Operation Quality • High Frequency of Service: The China-Europe freight trains originating from Zhengzhou operate frequently (e.g., eight departures and eight returns per week), achieving "bus-like" freight operation and ensuring timeliness and reliability. • Fast Transit Time: Compared to sea freight, it saves approximately two-thirds of the time (approximately 12-15 days from Zhengzhou to Hamburg), and offers a significant cost advantage compared to air freight. • Customized Services: Offers a variety of personalized logistics solutions, including full container load (FCL), less-than-container load (LCL), cold chain, and dedicated truck trains. 3. Strong Driving Force for Regional Economy • Trade Promotion: Significantly boosts exports of electronic products, machinery, auto parts, textiles, and specialty agricultural products (such as Henan's mushrooms and garlic) from Henan and surrounding provinces to Eurasia, while also attracting imports of high-quality European goods, automobiles, timber, and grain. • Industrial Clustering: Attracts a large number of logistics, trade, processing, and financial enterprises to the area surrounding Zhengzhou International Land Port, promoting the development of port-related and hub economies. • Open Platform: A key component of Henan's efforts to build a "new highland of inland opening-up" and coordinate the development of the four Silk Roads (air, land, online, and sea), significantly enhancing Henan's position in the national opening-up landscape. 📍Important Significance and Current Development Status • National Strategic Pivot: The Henan-Europe Railway Express is one of the nationally planned China-Europe Railway Express assembly centers, undertaking the important tasks of optimizing the national railway network and stabilizing the international supply chain. • Digital Innovation: It widely applies technologies such as the Internet of Things, BeiDou positioning, and blockchain to achieve full-process visual tracking and digital documentation, improving transparency and security. • Green and Low-Carbon Model: As a green transportation mode, it has lower carbon emissions per unit of cargo compared to air and sea freight, aligning with global sustainable development trends. The Henan-Europe Railway Express has evolved from a simple transportation corridor into a "steel camel caravan" and "economic artery" driving regional development. It has propelled Henan, a landlocked and borderless province, to the forefront of China's inland opening-up, reshaping the international logistics landscape of central China. This long railway dragon speeding across Eurasia not only transports goods but also conveys the concept of win-win cooperation, vividly embodying the spirit of the Silk Road in the new era. It is not only an economic bridge connecting Henan to the world, but also a shining example of China's high-quality development in the "Belt and Road" initiative.