China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. stated that starting on July 1, the 2022 railway summer transportation work officially kicked off and ended on August 31, a total of 62 days. It is estimated that the average daily coal loading during the Summer Festival will be around 60,000 vehicles, an increase of more than 10,000 vehicles year-on-year.

During the summer transportation period, the railway department will serve the peak summer thermal coal demand, carry out a special campaign to ensure the supply of thermal coal, increase transportation capacity, and make good use of major coal transportation channels such as Daqin, Tangbao, Wari, Haoji and Lanzhou. Busy trunk lines such as Xinjing and Geku, improve the outbound transportation capacity of thermal coal in the main coal producing areas of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang; actively meet the transportation needs of major power plants, pay close attention to the supply, consumption and storage of thermal coal, and scientifically formulate transportation plans. It is estimated that the average daily electric coal loading during the summer transportation period will be about 60,000 vehicles, an increase of more than 10,000 vehicles year-on-year.

At the same time, we will make every effort to ensure the transportation needs of key materials for the national economy and people’s livelihood, such as epidemic prevention and agriculture, as well as the transportation needs of raw materials and finished products of enterprises, to ensure safe and efficient delivery, and to provide transportation guarantees for the resumption of work and production of enterprises and the production and life of the people.