Journal of Advanced Transportation

Research Article

Evolution of the China Railway Express Consolidation Network and Optimization of Consolidation Routes

Table 4

Selection of consolidation routes and the corresponding consolidation centers.
YearStart nodesConsolidation center
2013Chengdu, GuangzhouChongqing
Wuhan, Suzhou, Xi’anZhengzhou
2014Chongqing, Wuhan, Chengdu, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Hefei, Shenzhen, Nanjing, WuweiXi’an
Yiwu, Shenyang, ChangshaZhengzhou
2015Lanzhou, Kunming, NanchangChongqing
Wuhan, Chengdu, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Hefei, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Wuwei, Ningbo, Qingdao, LinyiXi’an
Yiwu, Changsha, LianyungangZhengzhou
Shenyang, ChangchunHarbin
Korla, ShiheziUrumqi
Binzhou
2016Lanzhou, Kunming, Nanchang, JinanChongqing
Wuhan, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Hefei, Shenzhen, Wuwei, Ningbo, Qingdao, Linyi, XuzhouXi’an
Chengdu
Yiwu, Changsha, Lianyungang, Xining, XingtaiZhengzhou
Changchun, Harbin, YingkouShenyang
Dongguan, NantongNanjing
Korla, ShiheziUrumqi
BinzhouCangzhou
Baoding, Qinhuangdao, UlanqabTianjin
2017Kunming, Nanchang, GanzhouChongqing
Wuhan, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Hefei, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Linyi, Xuzhou, Xingtai, Baoding, Cangzhou, Taiyuan, YinchuanXi’an
Chengdu
Yiwu, Changsha, Lianyungang, Dongguan, Xining, Linfen, WeifangZhengzhou
Changchun, Haerbin, YingkouShenyang
WuweiLanzhou
Korla, ShiheziUrumqi
Binzhou, Jinan, Qinhuangdao, Nantong, UlanqabTianjin