CRC Climbs aboard E-Commerce Boom with Dedicated Cargo Trains

(Beijing) – The operator of the country's railroads has started running special express trains carrying e-commerce deliveries, motivated by the boom in online shopping and a decline in traditional cargo volumes.

The China Railway Corp. (CRC) launched its first e-commerce express train, which connects Shanghai and Shenzhen, on June 30. It will soon run express trains linking Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen.