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Research on Countermeasures for High-Quality Development of Railway Logistics in the Yangtze River Delta

Author(s)

Guilin He

Affiliation(s)

Logistics Business Department, China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China

Abstract

In the context of the sweeping logistics system reforms across the national railway network, the development of railway logistics in the Yangtze River Delta has achieved remarkable results and made important contributions to serving national strategies and regional economy. However, facing the new situation of in-depth adjustment of the regional industrial structure and intensifying competition in the logistics market, it still faces severe challenges in corridor network, facilities and equipment, transportation organization, product adaptation and market-oriented operation. Adopting a combination of literature analysis and case study methods, this paper takes the reform of the Logistics Business Department of China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd. as an example, systematically analyzes the core bottlenecks restricting current development. Combined with the development trends of modern logistics characterized by networking, supply chain integration, digital intelligence and green development, it puts forward systematic countermeasures including deepening market-oriented reform, innovating the product and service system, promoting digital, intelligent and green transformation, and strengthening multimodal transport coordination. The research aims to provide theoretical and practical references for the high-quality development of railway logistics in the Yangtze River Delta and even the whole country.

Keywords

Railway Logistics; High-Quality Development; Yangtze River Delta; Reform of Logistics Business Department; Multimodal Transport

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