关键词: 西部城市, 一带一路, 中欧班列, 货物类型, 口岸, 货源组织

Abstract:

The opening of China Railway Express provides a new channel choice for commodity trade in inland areas, and the source of goods is the basis for the operation of the railway. The article builds the visual map and directed network graph based on the route of the starting cities of China Railway Express in western China and the information of cargo type to explore the line characteristics, cargo types and source organization characteristics of the train operation. The research shows the opening of international freight trains in the western China has expanded rapidly in recent years and the types of goods transported have become more abundant. Moreover, there is a certain connection and regularity among the China Railway Express, the types of transport products, the passing capacity of the customs clearance ports, and overseas terminal. Traditional heavy industry/resource-based industrial bases and industrial transfers, the organization of central cities and transportation hubs in the west, the similarity of ethnic cultures and trade complementarities in foreign cities, and the support of local governments have provided guarantees for the source organization of China Railway Express. Finally, the article proposes that we should rational plan the train routes and ports, organize new sources of goods, and strengthen the policy support for the characteristic and advantageous industries in the western region. This will further enhance the operational development and efficiency of China Railway Express in western China.

Key words: western China, The Belt and Road, China Railway Express, type of goods, port, sourcing organization