Evolution of the China Railway Express Consolidation Network and Optimization of Consolidation Routes

Table 5

Local subsidy policies under CRE (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent unit).

Node	Subsidy policy
Chongqing	Subsidize CRE cargoes to make the cost competitive with the current overseas sea freight rate; the freight price is about 4.5
	CNY per kilometer.
Chengdu	3500 USD per TEU
Xi’an	600 000 CNY per train, equivalent to 11 000–15 000 CNY per TEU.
Lanzhou	6000 CNY per TEU. Lanzhou also provides free short-term stopovers and loading services, and provides advances on the national export tax rebate.
Zhengzhou	Depends on price of sea freight, but Zhengzhou offers free cargo collection within a radius of 1500 km.
Urumqi	All services at the rail station are free, and fees for customs supervision, warehouse handling, and short-distance transport are reduced.