On the morning of November 13, Party Secretary & Chairman Zhao Jun and President Bao Chuxiong of China Railway Wuhan Group (China Railway Wuhan) visited Jingzhou for a survey on rail-water combined transport. He Guangzhong, Secretary of the CPC Jingzhou Municipal Committee, accompanied them.
Zhao and Bao headed to Shashi South Station of Jingmen-Shashi Railway and the Muchengyuan section of Port Railway. They inquired about the operation of Jingzhou Local Railway Co., Ltd. (Jingzhou Local Railway) and the construction preparation of Port Railway
Zhao spoke highly of Jingzhou Local Railway which has achieved transport volume growth in recent years through rail-water combined transport and the volume is expected to exceed 4 million tons this year. Jingzhou Local Railway should seize the new opportunity in the new situation, give full play to the location advantage of Jingmen-Shashi Railway, turn its geographical advantage into development advantage, adjust and optimize its transport structure, reduce logistics cost and vigorously develop multimodal transport, he said, adding that China Railway Wuhan would continue to support the rail-water combined transport of Jingmen-Shashi Railway, and work with Jingzhou Local Railway to achieve common development.
Jiang Hong, Member of the Standing Committee and Secretary General of the CPC Jingzhou Municipal Committee and Huang Zhen, Vice Mayor of the Jingzhou Municipal People's Government participated in the survey.