en.Wedoany.com Reported - Hunan has initially formed a modern logistics network that connects rivers and seas, links internal and external regions, and covers both urban and rural areas. Key facilities such as the China-Europe Railway Express, port hubs, and rural delivery services are being continuously improved.
In the past, an unreasonable road network structure and poor connectivity between various modes of transport were bottlenecks restricting Hunan's industrial development. Transforming from an inland hinterland to an open frontier, upgrading from road transport dominance to multimodal transport, and extending from urban hubs to rural endpoints, Hunan is enhancing industrial vitality through the soft and hard connectivity of infrastructure and services. Last year, Hunan's total social logistics value reached 16.3 trillion yuan, and the ratio of total logistics costs to GDP dropped to 13.8%, with the logistics system providing support for the region's high-quality development.
In terms of international logistics channels, Hunan has established an open pattern featuring coordinated road, rail, water, and air transport, with five major corridors advancing simultaneously. To the north, the China-Europe Railway Express (Changsha) now reaches over 30 countries. To the east, Yueyang Chenglingji Port achieves river-sea connectivity and offers direct shipping to Vladivostok, Russia. To the south, the Hunan-Guangdong-Africa Rail-Sea Intermodal Transport has cumulatively dispatched over 4,100 trains, saving enterprises more than 200 million yuan in logistics costs. To the west, the Huaihua-ASEAN freight train service operated 1,220 trains throughout the year, with 70% of the cargo on the New Western Land-Sea Corridor directly reaching ASEAN countries via this route. By air, the Changsha and Zhangjiajie aviation ports are being developed into regional air cargo hubs. To solve the "last mile" logistics problem, multiple dedicated railway lines connect directly to factories and ports. Among them, idle dedicated lines such as the Xiangxiang Sanlongwan and Yongzhou Qiyang Hongguang Logistics Parks have been revitalized and reused, and the Loudi Xien dedicated line's annual freight volume exceeded 1 million tons. The dedicated line for the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan Production Service Logistics Hub connects to the existing line of Xiangtan Electrochemical Group, saving an estimated 600 million yuan in investment, and is scheduled to open by the end of this year. Currently, nine dedicated railway line projects in Hunan are accelerating construction. The Tongguan Port dedicated line started construction at the end of last year and is expected to be completed by 2027, enabling direct rail access to the port.
Precise policy empowerment and industrial synergy have driven improvements in both the quality and efficiency of logistics services, with multimodal transport services deeply aligned with enterprise cargo structures and flow directions. Last year, the province's railway and waterway freight volumes increased by 27.9% and 31.67% respectively compared to 2020. Seven hubs, including the Changsha Land Port Type and Yueyang Port Type, have been incorporated into the national logistics hub layout, and Huaihua has become a key node on the New Western Land-Sea Corridor. These hubs, connected point-to-line and line-to-network, ensure the smooth flow of "Hunan products going global" and "foreign goods entering Hunan." Hunan is implementing a plan to strengthen foundations and address weaknesses in multimodal transport, planning to advance 33 key projects, cultivate 20 premium routes, and support 20 leading enterprises, striving to build a green and intelligent multimodal transport network by 2030, with logistics costs expected to decrease by another percentage point.
In deepening the reach of rural logistics, Hunan is accelerating the coverage of rural delivery logistics comprehensive service stations. Villagers in Zhaihou Village, Jinping Town, Jiahe County, Chenzhou City, can now send and receive express deliveries, handle returns and exchanges, and purchase agricultural supplies on behalf of others at the village's passenger-cargo-mail service station. The establishment of this service station enables free-range chickens, specialty fruits and vegetables, as well as home appliances and daily necessities, to circulate efficiently between urban and rural areas via logistics express vehicles.
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