Function Design of a Railway Freight System Based on Electronic Commerce

Railway freight transport is an important means of transporting products and living materials. With the construction and transformation of a railway network and the popularization of the internet, it's a good opportunity for China's railway transportation to develop railway freight based on e-commerce. However, a series of problems - such as low security performance, a lack of variable ways for providing business, and the absence of an information-sharing platform for aviation and ports - have been hindering further development and application of e-commerce in railway freight transportation. First, this paper analyzes current opportunities for railway freight in e-commerce and the development experience of foreign railway freight. Then, it puts forwards a railway freight system based on e-commerce that is suitable for the development of China and designs the specific function modules of the system. Finally, it makes further analyses of the advantages, disadvantages, applicability and feasibility of the system.