Coal Shipment Volume in 10 Months

     From January to October in 2025,  the national railways completed a coal shipment volume of 1.73 billion tons.

     The National Railway has shipped a total of 3.38 billion tons of goods, an increase of 3% compared to last year, setting a new historical record for this period; the average daily loading volume is 186,000 cars, an increase of 4%, providing strong support for reducing overall logistics costs and ensuring the smooth operation of the national economy.

Since the beginning of this year, the railway department has been accelerating the construction of a modern railway logistics system and continuously optimizing the supply of railway logistics products. The product supply is continuously being refined. The railway department is vigorously developing inter-city express trains, bulk direct trains, specialized logistics for small and medium enterprises, and cold chain transportation; improving the full logistics service. From January to October, the national railways cumulatively shipped 14.258 million standard containers through rail-water intermodal transportation, a 16.2% increase.

Cross-border cargo transportation is stable and smooth. The railway department has strengthened communication and coordination with domestic customs and overseas railway departments, effectively promoting international economic and trade exchanges.

From January to October, state-owned railways completed 1.73 billion tons of coal transportation, including 1.18 billion tons of power coal transportation. The shipments of smelting materials and grain increased by 9.1% and 13.8% respectively. It provides strong support for reducing overall logistics costs and ensuring the smooth operation of the national economy.