[National Railway's Coal Shipments Reach 870 Million mt, January-May]

Published: Jun 15, 2026 10:42

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According to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., from January to May this year, national railways shipped a total of 1.67 billion mt of cargo, up 1.8% YoY; the daily average loaded wagons reached 186,300, up 2.8% YoY, with a record high of 202,400 wagons loaded on May 2. Data shows that from January to May, national railway-rail-water intermodal volume reached 7.58 million TEUs, up 11.0% YoY, and cumulative bookings for the "single-document" logistics product stood at 47,000 TEUs. To further improve commodity vehicle transport services, the railway authorities provided end-to-end logistics solutions. From January to May, national railways shipped a total of 824,000 export commodity vehicles, up 55.5% YoY, of which 422,000 were NEVs, up 110.3% YoY, establishing a "fast lane" for Chinese automakers to go global. In terms of ensuring the transport of key goods, from January to May, national railways shipped 48.806 million mt of grain, up 11.9% YoY. The railway authorities actively supported peak summer demand by increasing the transport of thermal coal for power supply. From January to May, national railways shipped 870 million mt of coal, of which 580 million mt was thermal coal, and coal inventories at direct-supply power plants nationwide remained at relatively high levels.

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