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Bac Giang railway station to offer int’l freight transportation services this weekend

A railway station in the northern province of Bac Giang will offer international freight transportation services from February 18, as all material and procedure preparations have been done, according to the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR).
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Hanoi (VNA) – A railway station in thenorthern province of Bac Giang will offer international freight transportationservices from February 18, as all material and procedure preparations have beendone, according to the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR).

The Ministry of Transport said that in implementingthe Prime Minister’s Directive No. 03/CT- TTg, the transport sector has sped upthe implementation of yearly plans and projects since the beginning of thisyear, including those on international freight transportation services, thusfacilitating cross-border export.

Kep station in Bac Giang has seen its infrastructureupgraded after the ministry decided to turn it into an international one, withall items now ready for the first phase of operation.

There will be a fleet of trains running from Kep toDong Dang station in the border province of Lang Son and then to China’sPingxiang station.

The Kep station’s handling capacity is from80 to 100 carriages or containers per day. Freight includes electronics andindustrial products, construction materials, industrial wood, and ore.

A bonded warehouse is expected to be built at thestation to serve the import and export activities of enterprises in Bac Giangand Bac Ninh provinces and neighbouring localities. It specialises in receivingrefrigerated containers transported from the South which will then be exportedto China.

Currently, the VNR is managing international freightterminals, namely Lao Cai, Yen Vien, Hai Phong, Dong Dang, Giap Bat, and SongThan.

The demand for international freight railway transportationgrows 6% annually. Notably, since 2022, about half of the cargo has beentransported in containers./.
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