On April 18, a departure ceremony was held at Chengdu (Shuangliu) Air-rail 
International Intermodal Port for the first cross-border special freight train 
from Shuangliu, Chengdu to Hanoi, Vietnam. After setting out from Shuangliu, 
the train will cross the border at the Pingxiang Railway Port, and travel 
southwards along the China-Vietnam Railway for 5 to 7 days before arriving at 
Hanoi, Vietnam.

This train signifies that a new logistics channel for economic and trade has 
been opened up between Shuangliu, Chengdu, which is an important gateway in 
southwest China, and ASEAN.

Shuangliu has always been an important hub in western China. In March this 
year, Shuangliu opened the first international digital trade train along the 
China-Laos Railway; in April, a new land-sea channel train was launched, 
connecting Chengdu (Shuangliu) Air-rail International Intermodal Port with 
major surrounding cities.

The Air-rail International Intermodal Port has led to closer trade ties between 
Chengdu and ASEAN countries. The first cross-border special freight train 
carries 40 containers fully loaded with around 32-million-yuan worth of 
aluminum profiles manufactured by a local company based in Shuangliu. After 
being packaged at the doorstep of the local company, goods can be directly 
delivered to clients after the train moves across the border at the Pingxiang 
Railway Port.

The CFO of the company said, "We used to export goods to Vietnam by automobile 
transport. This is the first time we use rail transport." This new way of 
delivering goods is expected to save 20% of freight costs and 30% of time for 
customers in Vietnam.

In addition to the customized special freight train, public trains are also 
steadily available at Chengdu (Shuangliu) Air-rail International Intermodal 
Port.

Since it was put into operation last year, Chengdu (Shuangliu) Air-rail 
International Intermodal Port has successively opened multiple new rail lines 
to Vientiane, Laos via Mohan Port, or Port of Manila, Philippines via Qinzhou 
Port. These new lines are designed to help local companies leverage the global 
supply chain to procure materials, and produce and sell goods. As of now, a 
total of 52 international trains have set out from the port. These trains have 
shipped 1,937 TEUs of containers, with the value of imports and exports 
reaching 320 million yuan in total.

Source: Chengdu (Shuangliu) Air-rail International Intermodal Port