On November 10th, a whistle sounded at Fenshui Town Station on the Pinglan Railway in Shandong Province, as a train loaded with 3150 tons of steel headed towards Chengdu. This ordinary freight train carries an extraordinary milestone - the annual railway freight volume of Shandong Expressway Group has once again exceeded 100 million tons. This is the third consecutive year that the group has achieved this achievement, and it is 11 days ahead of last year. In the complex market environment, this achievement demonstrates the strong resilience and vitality of its railway transportation network.

Behind the billion ton transportation volume is not accidental. It is the inevitable result of Shandong Expressway Group's continuous cultivation in building a smart road network, innovative marketing, and service upgrading.

Change in Pattern: Building the "Three Circles" and Opening up the "Golden Channel"

The foundation of achievement first comes from a well-developed railway network. At present, the group operates 8 local railways including Yiyang, Pinglan, and Dalailong, with a total mileage of 661 kilometers. In recent years, the key initiative of the group has been to break the previous "isolated island" mode, and successfully build a "three circulation" transportation pattern of "internal autonomy, national railway direct connection, and energy group interconnection" by vigorously connecting with the national railway trunk line and the national energy group railway. This pattern has formed two "golden channels" for the transportation of bulk goods in the north and south of Shandong Province, providing a core framework for the rapid growth of freight volume.

The Change in Marketing: From "Waiting for Products to Come" to "Going Out to Find Products"

Faced with the unfavorable situation of reduced production by enterprises along the route and fierce competition from various transportation modes, Shandong Expressway Group actively seeks change and promotes the transformation and upgrading of its marketing model. They strengthened their collaboration and linkage with China Railway Jinan Bureau, National Energy Group, and major ports, actively "going out and inviting in": not only did they go to Taiyuan, Xi'an, Zhengzhou and other places to carry out precise marketing, but they also took the initiative to host large-scale transportation service symposiums led by China Railway Jinan Bureau. This proactive marketing strategy has achieved remarkable results. Since the beginning of this year, 32 new sources of goods have been developed, with an additional transportation volume of 4.95 million tons, laying a solid foundation for the target of one billion tons of goods.

Efficiency Change: Fine Operations Drive Acceleration

After having a road network and source of goods, improving transportation efficiency becomes the key to releasing transportation capacity. The group has optimized the use of locomotives and arrival and departure lines through precise scheduling, resulting in a 6.5% year-on-year reduction in the turnover time of road vehicles. At the same time, the Dalailong Railway will undergo a speed increase renovation, reducing the operating time of the main line by 10.5%. The most representative example is in Lanshan Port, where the implementation of new line equipment and optimization of operation processes have achieved a record high of "direct pick-up and delivery from the loading building", with 40 trains of 2125 vehicles loaded in a single day. The single operation time has been compressed by 40 minutes, and the efficiency improvement has been immediate.

Transformation: Transitioning from Traditional Freight Transport to Modern Logistics

Beyond simple transportation services, the group is accelerating its transformation into a modern logistics service provider. On the one hand, by vigorously developing logistics general contracting business and promoting the "revolution of railways", 9 iron ore and other general contracting contracts have been signed this year, with a total transportation volume of 12.54 million tons. On the other hand, we must resolutely fulfill our social responsibilities and play a key role in the transportation of coal for electricity. This year, we have transported a total of 19.61 million tons of coal, accounting for more than 70% of the total demand of related enterprises. We have demonstrated the responsibility of state-owned enterprises in ensuring energy supply and serving people's livelihoods. Keywords: Engineering Information Platform, Infrastructure

For three consecutive years, the freight volume has exceeded 100 million tons, which is a clear sign that Shandong High speed Group's railway freight business has entered a virtuous cycle and mature development stage. It is not only a single quantitative achievement, but also a comprehensive reflection of the comprehensive improvement of its road network value, market capacity, and operational efficiency. Looking ahead to the future, as the group accelerates the construction of a modern logistics service system and continues to optimize the supply of logistics products, this increasingly dense and efficient railway network will undoubtedly inject stronger momentum into the high-quality development of the regional economy. In the grand vision of serving the country's "smooth flow of goods", it will play a more important roleEditor/Cheng Liting