Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Special Railway Lines
Development and Reform Foundation [2019] No. 1445

All provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and cities under separate state planning, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Development and Reform Commission, Natural Resources Department (Bureau), Transportation Department (Committee), Railway Supervision and Administration Bureau, Railway Administration Group Company, National Energy Group, National Development Investment Group Co., Ltd:

In order to optimize and adjust the transportation structure, win the battle to defend the blue sky, give better play to the backbone role of railways in the comprehensive transportation system and the advantages of green and low-carbon, promote railways to enter ports, large industrial and mining enterprises and logistics parks, and solve the "last" of railway transportation. "Kilometer" problem, promote multimodal transportation, and reduce logistics costs, the following opinions are now put forward on accelerating the construction of special railway lines.

1. significance

The special line is an important facility to solve the "last mile" problem of railway transportation. It plays an important role in reducing short barges, exerting comprehensive transportation efficiency, and improving economic and social benefits. In recent years, relevant departments, localities and enterprises have adhered to the supply-side structural reform as the main line, in accordance with the requirements of high-quality development, made great efforts to improve the level and efficiency of comprehensive transportation services, and actively promoted the development of multimodal transport with railways as the backbone. we will vigorously develop special railway lines, implement the action plan for connecting iron-water intermodal transport facilities at ports on the main line of the Yangtze River, and open up the "last kilometer" microcirculation ", the effect of structural adjustment such as" revolution to iron "and iron-water intermodal transport has initially appeared. In order to better implement the relevant requirements of the "Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Printing and Distributing the Three-Year Action Plan for Promoting Transportation Structure Adjustment (2018-2020)" (Guo Ban Fa [2018] No. 91), and further increase railway freight volume, there is an urgent need to accelerate the railway The progress of the construction of special lines realizes the efficient connection and seamless connection of railway trunk transportation with important ports, large industrial and mining enterprises, and logistics parks.

General 2. requirements

(I) guiding ideology.

Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second and Third Plenary Sessions of the 19th Central Committee, and follow the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on adjusting the transportation structure and winning the blue sky defense. Adhere to the main line of supply-side structural reform, adhere to the goal-oriented and problem-oriented approach, and promote the "public-oriented" public-oriented, make full use of existing railway facilities, accelerate the construction of special railway lines, build a railway collection and distribution system that supports more efficient multimodal transportation, more optimized transportation structure, and more obvious cost reduction and efficiency increase, open up the "last mile" of railway transportation, and improve Co-construction, sharing and utilization efficiency, improve service levels, increase railway freight volume, reduce logistics costs, reduce carbon emissions, and improve the level of green development of transportation.

(II) development goals.

By 2020, the construction of a number of special railway lines will start, and the access ratio of special railway lines in major coastal ports, large industrial and mining enterprises with an annual volume of more than 1.5 million tons of bulk goods, and new logistics parks will all reach 80%. The main ports of the Yangtze River will basically introduce special railway lines. line. By 2025, major coastal ports, large industrial and mining enterprises with an annual volume of bulk cargo of more than 1.5 million tons, and special railway lines in newly-built logistics parks will strive to reach 85%, and all major ports on the Yangtze River will realize railway access.

3. key tasks

(III) in-depth docking needs.

The provincial development and reform commissions, natural resources departments (bureaus), transportation departments (commissions), regional railway supervision and administration bureaus and railway enterprises take the lead in establishing a docking mechanism, according to the principle of promising transportation volume, mature basic conditions and obvious effect of "public to railway", and meet the construction needs of special railway lines in ports, enterprises and logistics parks within the investigation area, sorting out the list of large industrial and mining enterprises and newly-built logistics parks with an annual freight volume of more than 1.5 million tons of bulk goods, studying and determining the overall goal of the construction of special railway lines, clarifying the list of key construction projects of special railway lines, and detailing and clarifying the project promotion time node, implementation subject, fund raising plan, etc.

(IV) simultaneous planning and construction.

When planning new passenger and freight lines and special freight lines, it is necessary to fully consider the access needs of special railway lines along the line, simultaneously do a good job in the demonstration of the direction and connection conditions of special railway lines, and encourage the synchronous planning and design of special railway lines and the completion and opening of special railway lines at the same time. If the conditions for simultaneous implementation are met, the new railway shall provide favorable conditions for connection, and the connection station shall be built in accordance with the capacity of the special line. If the conditions for simultaneous construction are not available for the time being, the new railway shall be reserved for the connection conditions. Combined with the construction of new railway lines and the expansion and transformation of existing lines, we should encourage the implementation of relevant transformation of existing special lines according to the needs, so as to invigorate the resources and capacity of existing special lines as much as possible, and improve the utilization efficiency. In principle, the new container and bulk cargo operation areas of major ports are planned to build inbound railways at the same time.

(V) reasonable determination criteria.

Under the premise of ensuring the safety and smoothness of transportation, the construction grade and technical standards of the new and expanded railway special lines shall be reasonably determined, and the facilities and equipment after the station shall be allocated economically. The special railway line shall be given priority to reuse rails and sleepers, and the traction power supply can be a single external power supply or a single traction transformer. For coal and other special lines that are prone to dust pollution, green environmental protection facilities should be built. It is not allowed to arbitrarily adopt design ceiling standards and configuration of unrelated facilities and equipment, reduce the cost of special lines from the source, and effectively reduce the burden on enterprises. The site selection of the special line shall conform to the land space planning, reasonably avoid the permanent basic farmland and ecological protection red line, and save and intensively use land.

(VI) simplify the connection conditions.

When the relevant enterprises put forward the demand for the connection of the special railway line, the railway enterprise to which the connection station belongs shall accept it unconditionally, and it is strictly forbidden to set a threshold or refuse to accept it. The convergence station shall be adapted in accordance with the principle of smooth convergence. In principle, the convergence point shall be taken as the boundary, and the railway enterprise shall transform the convergence station and related facilities and equipment as required and bear its investment. When the special railway line is connected with the busy trunk line and the design speed of 200 km/h passenger and freight railway station, the necessity and construction opportunity of setting up the relief line should be fully demonstrated by the factors of transportation safety, throat passing capacity and engineering cost; when connecting with other line stations, no relief line should be set up in principle.

(VII) compression processing time limit.

Further deepen the reform of "decentralization, management and service", and streamline procedures and improve efficiency in accordance with the goal of "at most one trip. After accepting the application for connection of special lines, railway enterprises shall, in principle, issue opinions on the connection within 20 working days. If they cannot be connected due to technical reasons, they shall give a written reply and put forward relevant suggestions. After accepting the application for approval of the special line, the relevant local departments shall complete the approval procedures within the prescribed time limit to ensure that the construction of the special line conforms to the relevant national industrial policies. The provincial investment department is responsible for the approval of the special line and soliciting opinions from relevant parties. The preliminary design and construction drawing design shall be reviewed by the enterprise itself. Reasonably compress the preliminary work cycle of the railway special line project, simplify the design procedure, and improve the efficiency of approval. Except for projects with complex engineering geology and technical difficulties, in principle, the construction drawing design can be directly carried out after the feasibility study.

(VIII) innovative operation and maintenance mode.

The property right unit of the special line shall make independent decisions and carry out operation and maintenance according to the principle of marketization, and may adopt the methods of self-operation and entrusted operation. We will further open up the market for the operation and maintenance of special railway lines, allow engineering construction, equipment manufacturing and social logistics enterprises to participate in and provide relevant services, and encourage the establishment of regional and specialized operation and maintenance mechanisms and enterprises for special railway lines. If the special line is entrusted to the railway enterprise for operation and maintenance, the railway enterprise shall actively adopt the integrated production organization mode of vehicle, industry, electricity and supply, intensively set up production and living facilities, coordinate the use of maintenance and tooling equipment, reduce the operating expenses as much as possible, and reasonably determine the charging standard on the basis of equal consultation with reference to the internal cost control quota of its own operation related operations. If the special line is operated and maintained by the property right unit, the railway enterprise shall strengthen guidance to ensure that the relevant national standards and regulations are met and ensure transportation safety.

(IX) optimization of transport services.

Railway enterprises should speed up the transformation of ideas, take the initiative to connect with and serve enterprises, optimize service processes and transport organizations, reduce intermediate barge, simplify operation links, standardize charging behavior, and improve the efficiency and quality of transport services. we will strengthen cooperation with ports, shipping and other enterprises, and promote the collection and distribution of bulk goods and containers through railways. Combined with the characteristics of the entrusted special line demand, formulate targeted transportation plans, encourage enterprises to sign long-term agreements, and give priority to meeting the transportation needs of special lines. Encourage railway enterprises to strengthen cooperation with special line property rights units and third-party customers, negotiate and formulate full-process logistics plans, provide customers with more direct, more convenient and more efficient services, and promote the transformation of railway freight to modern logistics. We will speed up the improvement of the public information exchange and sharing of multimodal transport focusing on the combined transport of iron and water, and realize the interconnection and sharing of information on railway cars, loading and unloading trucks, goods in transit, pre-confirmation of arrival, port loading and unloading, cargo storage, and ship entry and exit.

(X) enhance the overall benefits.

Encourage railway enterprises, relevant enterprises and local governments to strengthen cooperation, promote the co-construction, sharing and sharing of railway special lines in accordance with the principle of marketization, standardize the charging items and standards for line use and transportation services, clarify liquidation rules, standardize the price behavior of special lines, establish a flexible and dynamic adjustment mechanism for freight rates to adapt to market changes, and enhance the competitiveness of railway special lines in the transportation market, and formulate charging methods for operation and maintenance of railway special lines. Open to the public. Strengthen the coordination of production, transportation and marketing, develop multi-level transportation service products, improve the utilization efficiency and comprehensive benefits of special lines, give better play to the advantages of railway transportation safety, energy saving and environmental protection, and promote the adjustment and optimization of transportation structure.

Requirements for 4. measures

(11) Strengthen collaborative promotion.

The provincial development and Reform Commission, the Department of natural resources (Bureau), the Department of transportation (Commission), the regional railway supervision and Administration Bureau and railway enterprises should establish a regular coordination mechanism, strengthen communication and coordination with local and relevant enterprises, jointly promote the construction of special lines, and strive to solve the key and difficult problems, The relevant work progress shall be submitted to the national development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of natural resources, the Ministry of transport, the State Railway Administration and China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. every six months. Give full play to the advantages of railway enterprises in operation and management and the role of enterprises as the main body of the market, adhere to the market orientation, and reasonably determine their responsibilities for financing, construction implementation, asset management, operation and maintenance in the construction of special lines.

(12) Increase support.

Railway enterprises should strengthen their awareness of market and service, optimize services in the aspects of integration procedures, scheme review, engineering construction, operation and maintenance management, transportation organization, safety guarantee, etc., and timely and actively disclose the relevant information to the public. Relevant local departments should simplify the approval procedures and actively support the handling of requirements, project approval, construction permits, and land use indicators. The Ministry of Natural Resources will increase support for the use of land for special railway lines and the use of the sea, include key support projects in the scope of pre-examination and acceptance of the occupation of permanent basic farmland land, and guarantee the use of the sea for projects that comply with sea area management laws and regulations and reclamation management policies. The State Railway Administration, together with relevant departments and units, will speed up the formulation and improvement of standards and norms for special railway lines, strengthen the supervision and management of industry quality and safety, and promote the safe and high-quality construction of special railway lines.

(xiii) Broadening funding channels.

Fully open the market for investment, construction, operation and maintenance of special railway lines, and support all market entities to jointly build special railway lines in the form of equity cooperation in accordance with the principle of marketization. China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. will strengthen equal consultation and mutually beneficial cooperation with relevant enterprises, and actively participate in the construction of special railway lines. Encourage financial institutions to increase their support for financial services for railway and multimodal transport enterprises, actively guide social capital to participate in the investment and construction of special railway lines in various forms, and study further increase the support of central and local financial funds.

(14) Strengthen supervision and guidance.

According to the development needs and economic and social benefits, a number of key railway special line projects to be implemented in 2019-2020 are put forward. The National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Transport, the State Railway Administration, and China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. will strengthen follow-up and guidance, timely summarize and coordinate to solve the problems and difficulties in the construction of railway special line projects, and urge relevant parties to focus on helping coordinate and advance the projects that are lagging behind. At the same time, improve relevant policies and measures, promote relevant parties to accelerate the preliminary work and engineering construction of the project, and open up the "last mile" of railway transportation as soon as possible ".

Attachments:Key Projects of Special Railway Lines (2019-2020)

National Development and Reform Commission
Ministry of Natural Resources
Ministry of Transport
National Railway Administration
China National Railway Group Limited
September 1, 2019