“渝新欧”重庆至哈萨克斯坦班列将尽快开行

哈萨克斯坦是渝新欧大通道上重要的一站。6月底，哈萨克斯坦铁路总公司副总裁奥贝斯巴耶夫一行来渝，洽谈“渝新欧”合作事项，并与渝新欧公司签订《合作备忘录》。据了解，下一步哈方将从五方面加强与重庆方的合作，共同推动渝新欧大通道的建设，并将积极配合重庆方尽快开通“渝新欧”重庆至哈萨克斯坦的班列。

哈方和重庆方在渝新欧方面的合作包括：一方面是建立有竞争力的价格体系。哈方愿意与中铁总公司、俄铁总公司等共同努力，进一步降低“渝新欧”的运输价格，建立有竞争力的价格体系。

同时，保证“渝新欧”冬季运输温控箱的使用并提供优惠运格。为保证“渝新欧”冬季运输温控箱的使用，近期哈方拟一次性购买200个适合冬季运输温控集装箱，优先保证“渝新欧”运输IT、化工、食品、医药等特殊需求，并提供优惠的租箱价格。同时，对目前“渝新欧”正在使用的45英尺柴油发电控温集装箱给予与40英尺集装箱相同的优惠运价。

另外，支持“渝新欧”运输国际邮件。奥贝斯巴耶夫副总裁同意回国后立即与铁组及铁盟相关机构联系，力争共同促成国际组织尽快同意“渝新欧”运输国际邮件，并明确表态哈方支持“渝新欧”运邮，并愿意先期与重庆方共同组织“渝新欧”重庆至哈萨克斯坦段的运邮试验。

除此，哈方愿意与重庆方进一步加大“渝新欧”方面的合作与推介宣传，愿意积极配合重庆方尽快开通“渝新欧”重庆至哈萨克斯坦的班列。哈方愿意与重庆共同加大投资，在重庆建设面向中国中西部的货源集结和分拨点，在霍尔果斯经济开发区建设面向中东欧的集装箱站场，进一步提高“渝新欧”的开行频率和通行效率。

The Chongqing-Kazakhstan Train to be Launched Soon

Kazakhstan is a critical stop on the great channel of Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe Railway. At the end of June,vice president Obesbayev of Kazakhstan Railway Corporation led a group to visit to Chongqing to discuss cooperation on Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe Railway and signed the Memorandum of Understanding with Yuxin’ou Logistics. It is understood that Kazakhstan will in the future enhance cooperation with Chongqing in fi ve aspects to jointly promote the development of Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe Railway channel, and it will also coordinate with Chongqing to launch the Chongqing-Kazakhstan train on Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe Railway as soon as possible.

The cooperation between Kazakhstan and Chongqing on Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe Railway entails following aspects. First, build a competitive price system. Kazakhstan will work together with China Railway Corporation and Russia Railway Corporation to further reduce price of transport via Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe Railway and to build a competitive price system.

Meanwhile, ensure use of temperature control containers during transportation through Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe Railway in winter and offer favorable rates. In order to ensure the use of temperature control containers during transportation in winter, Kazakhstan plans to purchase 200 temperature control containers suited for transportation in winter shortly, prioritize special needs of IT products, chemicals, foods and pharmaceuticals, and offer favorable rates of container leasing. In addition, the same rate of 40-foot container is offered to the current 45-foot diesel-electric temperature control container.

Furthermore, support the transportation of international mail through Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe Railway. Vice president Obesbayev agrees to immediately contact relevant departments in Railway Cooperative Organizations and Railway Alliance upon his return to promote a quick consent to transportation of international mail through Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe Railway. He also clarifi es that Kazakhstan will support mail transportation through the railway, and is willing to organize mail transportation tests jointly with Chongqing over Chongqing-Kazakhstan section of the railway in preliminary stages.

Besides, Kazakhstan will further cooperate with Chongqing on the publicity of Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe Railway,and it is also willing to coordinate with Chongqing to launch the Chongqing-Kazakhstan train as soon as possible.Kazakhstan is ready to increase investment together with Chongqing in building a freight collection and distribution center gearing to Central and West China in Chongqing, as well as build a container yard that gearing to Central and East Europe in Khorgos Economic Development Zone so as to further improve the operation frequency and traffi c effi ciency of Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe Railway.