In 2026, the construction of comprehensive freight hubs in China will steadily advance, and multiple departments such as transportation and finance will collaborate to implement the work of supplementing and strengthening the freight hub chain, focusing on the shortcomings and weaknesses of the domestic logistics transportation system, relying on the existing transportation network layout, continuously optimizing the national freight flow pattern, and assisting the stable development of the real economy. This round of construction work covers multiple key urban agglomerations in China, focusing on the overall planning of a comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network, and coordinating the integration of various transportation resources and facility upgrades.

This upgrade work abandons the single channel construction mode and focuses on building a multimodal integrated development system. Relying on the backbone support role of railway trunk lines and the basic coverage advantages of highway networks, it links water and air transportation resources, improves the linkage development mode of hub clusters, key hub cities, and core ports. In response to common problems such as poor intermodal connections, scattered freight resources, and disjointed connections between trunk lines and end of pipe distribution in some regions in the past, this upgrade focuses on optimizing process connections, filling in facility shortcomings, and improving overall transportation and circulation efficiency.

The scope of upgrading and transformation covers the entire chain of trunk freight transit, multimodal transport connection, warehousing and sorting, urban and rural distribution, etc. Various regions will focus on promoting the intelligent transformation of hubs, the construction of intermodal supporting facilities, and the expansion and repair of freight channels. Through special policies and financial support, we aim to promote the efficient connection of various transportation modes such as public, rail, water, and air, shorten the transit and detention time of goods, and reasonably reduce the comprehensive transportation costs of enterprises. At the same time, relying on the advantages of hub industry agglomeration, we will promote the deep integration of logistics transportation with manufacturing and commercial circulation industries, and build a new logistics development model of industrial linkage.

Industry researchers analyze that the continuous upgrading of freight hubs is an important measure to improve the domestic logistics infrastructure network. With the continuous enhancement of regional logistics linkage capabilities, the stability and smoothness of cross regional material circulation have steadily improved, and the resilience of industrial and supply chains under pressure continues to strengthen. At present, various provinces and cities have combined local industrial characteristics and transportation conditions to orderly promote project planning, application, and implementation construction. The national intensive and networked logistics and transportation development pattern is gradually taking shape, providing solid logistics support for regional economic coordinated development.