China News Service reported from Guangzhou on 12 November 2026 that, since early November, the Shilong freight yard of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen railway logistics center under China Railway Guangzhou Group has been running through the night for Double-11 e-commerce peak season, for the tenth consecutive year. The center said the biggest change this year is that a new air-rail corridor is now in operation.
The Shanghai freight air-rail project was formally announced in October 2026, and train X107 has become a flagship service on that corridor. The train leaves Dongguan's Shilong in the morning and arrives at Shanghai Minhang the same evening, running at 160 km/h. After arrival, cargo is transferred promptly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, where it completes air-side customs clearance, security screening and ULD build-up, and can be loaded onto flights to destinations worldwide the next day.
Under this model, cargo planning has shifted from waiting for freight to scheduling it: wagons and departure times are fixed, and customers work backward from flight close-out to set packing times, booking space to the train schedule and timing the train to the aircraft. Cargo types have also moved upmarket, from everyday general merchandise at the outset to small appliances and 3C parts, with cross-border e-commerce goods now the mainstay.
To keep peak-season express traffic moving, the yard has been coordinating with logistics firms on daily inbound and outbound plans and staggering truck appointments so door-to-station connections match the train timetable. The report said the yard's smart security screening is 15% more efficient and that the full security, loading and short-haul process is now compressed into less than six hours. A 2027 plan to connect belt conveyors directly to the sort line, which the center said could raise loading efficiency by more than 20%, remains a future upgrade. Actual cutoffs and air-rail handoffs should still be confirmed booking by booking.