Research On The Strategic Positioning Of China’s Railway Freight Transportation

For a long time,railway has been playing an important role in China’s economic and social development.Railway,especially high-speed railway,not only supports and drives the national economic and social development,but also has become a crucial industry for China to participate in international affairs and exert influence in the world.In recent years,with the development of other transportation modes and the transformation of China’s economic development,the railway transportation structure has changed.In terms of freight turnover,the railway’s market share was 28.8% in 2010,and had dropped to15.1% until 2019.Therefore,it is of crucial significance to re-examine the relationship between railway freight and national economy and social development,as well as its position and effect on the One belt,one road,and other national strategies,and the suitable railway freight development strategy should be formulated.It will be of positive reference value for the healthy development of China’s railway transportation industry.Based on the current situation of railway freight market,this paper first summarizes and analyzes the development situation of railway freight in France,Germany,the United States and China,so as to provide experience and Enlightenment for the development of China’s freight market;Secondly,it analyzes the comprehensive benefits,external environment,opportunities and challenges of China’s railway freight transportation,and puts forward the research on the market positioning of China’s railway freight transportation: give full play to the technical and economic advantages,stabilize the medium and long distance freight transportation market;We should play a key role in transportation and stabilize the market share of bulk goods;Give full play to the role of public transport to ensure the smooth operation of the national economy;Relying on infrastructure conditions,actively develop modern railway logistics;Combined with the trend of market demand,actively develop characteristic transportation products;Then,the demand of railway freight is analyzed,and the freight volume and turnover volume of China’s railway freight market in the next six years are predicted by using the grey theory;Finally,according to the research and forecast results of China’s railway freight market positioning,this paper puts forward the development strategy of China’s railway freight.