en.Wedoany.com Reported - In the first quarter of this year, China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd. continued to operate dedicated grain freight trains, transporting high-quality grain produced in Heilongjiang Province to dinner tables in southern China. Heilongjiang Province's total grain output reached 82.003 billion kilograms in 2025, ranking first nationwide for five consecutive years in terms of output, commercial volume, outward transfer volume, and reserve volume. The high-quality grain nurtured by the black soil is highly favored by consumers in Shandong, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangsu, and other regions, leading to a continuous increase in outbound transportation demand. In the first quarter of this year, Harbin Group Company cumulatively shipped 9.15 million tons of grain, a year-on-year increase of 94%, making every effort to ensure the efficient and smooth operation of the "North-to-South Grain Transportation" channel.

Harbin Group Company has given the "green light" to grain transportation throughout the entire process, from car allocation and loading to hooking and delivery, ensuring that railcars are ready for grain and there is no backlog.

In major grain-producing areas, the Harbin and Qiqihar Railway Logistics Centers have conducted in-depth market research to understand local grain inventories, sales progress, and corporate transportation needs. They flexibly adjust train schedules to ensure unimpeded operation of grain freight trains.

Since the beginning of this year, Harbin Group Company has organized a total of 148 dedicated grain freight trains on routes such as Zhangweitun Station to Bayuquan Station, Fujin Station to Bayuquan Station, and Jiamusi Station to Jingang Station. It has completed the loading of grain cargo onto 149,817 railcars, averaging 1,665 railcars loaded per day.

"Recently, the volume of grain loading has been significant, with the daily average increasing from 40-50 railcars to 70-80 railcars. In response, we proactively coordinate with enterprise needs, prepare sufficient forklifts, conveyor belts, and waterproof tarpaulins, and implement 24-hour uninterrupted loading. At the same time, we strictly control the loading and unloading processes to reduce losses of transported materials," said the person in charge of the Hulan Business Office of the Harbin Railway Logistics Center.

To address the transportation needs of different enterprises, Harbin Group Company has launched a "one enterprise, one policy" tailored service, unifying the entire logistics cost for different loading methods such as full carload, container, and open-top container. Enterprises can choose the most suitable transportation method based on their own circumstances.

With the assistance of the "door-to-door" logistics total package model, enterprises only need to entrust once, and the railway is responsible for the entire transportation process. This not only eliminates intermediate links but also saves about 5% in transportation costs.

"Our company is engaged in the sales of crops like corn, mainly shipping grain to Shenyang, Jinan, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and other places. Since the beginning of this year, our shipment volume has continued to grow. The railway has formulated a full-service plan based on our transportation needs, offering substantial freight discounts," said Manager Yu, who works at a grain trading enterprise in Harbin.

Harbin Group Company has launched a "road-rail intermodal transport" service tailored to the large shipment volumes of major grain enterprises, achieving "one-stop transportation" from the factory area to the destination. For small and medium-sized enterprises with high timeliness requirements, it regularly operates "point-to-point" direct trains, reducing transportation time from 7 days to 4 days.

The two logistics centers also use top-opening containers specifically designed for the bulk cargo transport of grains like wheat, corn, and soybeans. During grain loading, a conveyor belt transports grain from the ground to the top of the container, and then through a switchable "skylight" for rapid loading.

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