Research Article
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. |
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