2019年CRI 中德两国在一带一路框架下进行铁路运输合作（在线收听）

Olaf Kruger is the chair of Germany's International Rail Freight Business Association, he says the Belt and Road is good for improving transportation infrastructure and boosting inter-connectivity among Belt and Road countries.

"The Belt and Road initiative enhances the inter-connectivity and expansion of many overland transportation routes between Europe and China. This guarantees a stable, constant operation of rail transportation between the two sides, and trains traveling from China to Europe will not need to change routes as before."

Kruger notes rail routes linking Europe and China also boost trade and economic ties between the two sides.

He says countries and regions along the rail lines should also be able to reap the fruits of global economic development by expanding the rail network along the Silk Road Economic Belt.

"People from Belt and Road countries should be able to get access to more specific projects so that new impetus can be injected into the Silk Road to make it more vibrant. The Belt and Road Initiative should be a common goal among people not only from China, but also other parts of the world."

The ever-expanding China-Europe freight train services are breathing new life into the ancient Silk Road.

One of the first lines was the YuXinOu, or Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe International Railway, launched in 2011, linking Chongqing and Duisburg.

The route takes only a dozen of days to reach the German city from Chongqing, compared to ship transportation, which takes 36 days.

The transportation costs for services on the rail line are only 20 percent of the money spent transporting goods by air.

Gan Yuchen with the YUXINOU Logistics' branch in Germany says rail transportation is becoming more and more acceptable among German customers.

"At first, our German customers were not accustomed to such a new transportation method, since they are not familiar with its efficiency, costs and stability. But after operation for a few years, more and more customers are willing to accept rail transportation, since it costs less money than planes and takes less time than ships."

The customers using the rail route to transport goods include not only large, but also small and medium sized companies.

Trains traveling on this line have also been helping German logistics firm Deutsche Post deliver mail and parcels to China since October.

The China-Europe freight rail services have made around 14,000 trips since 2011.

6300 trains made the journey along the routes last year, 72 percent growth compared to the previous year.

For CRI, I'm Xie Cheng.

德国国际铁路货运商业协会主席欧拉夫·克鲁格表示，“一带一路”倡议有助于改善沿线国家的运输基础设施并促进贯通。

“‘一带一路’倡议促进了中欧之间多条陆上通道的贯通与扩建发展，这就保证了中国与欧洲之间的铁路运输稳定、持续不间断地运行，从中国开往欧洲的列车途中转运次数也将大大减少。”

克鲁格指出，连接欧洲与中国的铁路线有力地促进了双方的贸易和经济联系。

他说，沿线各国家和地区应该能够通过拓展“丝绸之路经济带”沿线铁路网来共同分享全球经济发展的丰硕果实。

“必须形成具体的项目，让‘丝路’沿线的所有的人都参与进来，要让古老的‘丝绸之路’焕发新的活力与生机。不能仅凭中国一家的努力，‘一带一路’倡议必须成为大家心中共同的目标。”

迅速发展的中欧货运班列正在给古老的丝绸之路注入新生。

最早的线路之一就是渝新欧铁路，即重庆-新疆-欧洲国际铁路，这条连接重庆和杜伊斯堡的铁路于2011年开通。

通过这条铁路，从重庆到杜伊斯堡只需要十几天，而水运则需要36天。

同时，铁路运输的成本只有航空运输的20%。

渝新欧德国有限责任公司的甘宇成表示，铁路运输现在越来越受德国客户的欢迎。

“一开始德国受众对这样的运输模式都还比较陌生，因为他们并不了解整个产品运输的时效、成本和稳定性。但经过几年的稳定运行，越来越多的客人愿意接受铁路运输这种价格比空运便宜、速度比船运快捷的服务。”

选择铁路运输的客户不只是大公司，还有中小型企业。

渝新欧铁路从去年10月开始为德国邮政股份公司运送邮件和包裹。

自2011年以来，中欧班列累计开行约14,000列。

2018年共开行中欧班列6300列，同比增长72%。

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