Shaanxi Redistributes Road Freight to Rail In Shaanxi Province, work continues to shift freight from road to rail. As part of this work, the first multimodal freight train was launched to the Yangtze Delta region. According to China Daily, the new route can reduce overall logistics costs by about 30% compared to traditional road transport. Train X9726 departed from Xi'an International Port Station with 40 PVC containers. The railway route covers 11 stations in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, from which goods are delivered by road directly to enterprises. Trains are scheduled to leave twice a week - on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Source: China Daily.