National Railways sent 1.946 billion tons of goods in the first six months of this year

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 2 (Fan Xi, Xu Haobing) The reporter learned from China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. on the 2nd that from January to June this year, the national railway freight volume continued to maintain a high level, with a total of 1.946 billion tons of freight sent, a year-on-year increase of 1.946 billion tons. An increase of 102 million tons, an increase of 5.5%, and a number of freight indicators such as the average daily shipment volume have set historical records.

The person in charge of the freight department of China National Railway Group introduced that in the first half of this year, China National Railway Group resolutely implemented the deployment requirements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on stabilizing the economic market and ensuring smooth logistics, and efficiently coordinated epidemic prevention and control and railway transportation. Make every effort to ensure the transportation of key materials for the national economy and people's livelihood, and provide strong transportation support for the stable and healthy development of the economy and society.

Statistics show that from January to June this year, the national railways completed an average of 178,000 vehicles per day, an increase of 10,000 vehicles or 5.9% year-on-year, and a number of indicators such as the volume of goods sent per day, freight turnover, the number of vehicles loaded, and the number of unloaded vehicles. Refresh historical records. During the same period, the national railway sent 1.04 billion tons of coal, a year-on-year increase of 7.9%; of which, thermal coal was 690 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 9.1%. As of June 30, 363 railway direct power supply plants across the country had stored 64.64 million tons of coal, with an average consumption of 25.4 days, maintaining a relatively high level.