On May 16, Beijing Jingping International Land Port Operation Development Co., Ltd. signed a cooperation framework agreement with Sinotrans North China Co., Ltd. Starting from July this year, the China-Europe Freight Train (Beijing-Moscow) will depart monthly from the Beijing-Pinggu Comprehensive Logistics Hub in Mafang Town, Pinggu District, Beijing.

On March 16, 2023, Beijing’s very first freight train destined for Europe departed from Mafang in Pinggu District. 55 40-foot containers of construction materials, home appliances, and clothes, among others, were loaded onto the train at the Freight Yard of Mafang Railway Station of the Beijing-Pinggu Comprehensive Logistics Hub. The train left China via the Manzhouli Railway Port, traveled all the way to the west, and finally arrived in Moscow, the capital of Russia. It opened a new corridor for international trade, making Mafang the starting point for Beijing’s integration into the Belt and Road Initiative.

Over the past year, Pinggu District has successively opened Russian import malls in Jinhaihu Town and Mafang Town, showcasing and selling Russian specialty goods. Various activities such as specialty fairs, concerts, and oil painting exhibitions have been organized to promote people-to-people exchanges between China and Russia, catering to the diverse and international consumption demands of Beijing citizens.

To further enhance the frequency, freight volume, and transportation efficiency of the China-Europe Freight Train, the Beijing-Pinggu Comprehensive Logistics Hub actively cooperates with its strategic partner, Sinotrans. Through this agreement, both parties will focus on developing an international land port freight train platform for imports and exports around Beijing, striving to innovate logistics services and provide comprehensive services across the international freight train import and export chain. The aim is to promote the development of international logistics channels centered around the China-Europe Freight Train (Beijing-Moscow), establishing a two-way freight corridor on the Eurasian Land Bridge. This will lower logistics costs, improve cargo turnover efficiency, and establish Beijing as a model for the regular operation of China-Europe freight trains.

(Edited based on relevant information from Pinggu District)