China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway) delivered 184 million tonnes of coal in November, rising 3.3% year on year, the company disclosed on December 23.

Of this total, 132 million tonnes were power coal, reflecting a 1.9% increase from the previous year, ensuring a stable supply to the 371 rail-supplied power plants, which maintained high coal stockpiles.

China Railway shipped 350 million tonnes of cargoes in the month, up 5.5% on the year, with daily loadings setting a new record of 194,000 wagons, a 5.1% rise year on year.

In November, 77.11 million tonnes of goods were transported via rail containers, marking a 14.9% increase from the preceding year.

In addition, China Railway operated a total of 17,918 China-Europe freight trains from January to November, carrying 1.92 million TEUs of goods, up 11% and 10% year on year, respectively. The China-Laos railway shipped a total 4.34 million tonnes of cross-border cargo during the same period, climbing 17.7% from the year before.

China Railway plans to deepen market-oriented reforms in freight operations and leverage the railway's advantages in capacity, reliability, and environmental sustainability, in a bid to diversify its logistics offerings and enhance service quality.