In January, the national railway sent 412.66 million tons of goods, an increase of 1.2% year-on-year;

In January, the national railway sent 412.
66 million tons of goods, an increase of 4.
8 million tons or 1.
2% year-on-year, which effectively guaranteed the transportation demand of key materials for the festival and the smooth operation
of the national economy.
By the end of January, 363 railway direct power supply plants across the country had stored 67.
67 million tons of coal, an increase of 28.
84 million tons or 74.
3% year-on-year, and the average number of days that could be consumed was 25.
7 days, an increase of 12.
2 days year-on-year, and the dynamic clearing of power plants with coal storage of less than 18 days was achieved
.

The person in charge of the freight department of China Railway Group introduced that in January, China Railway Group took effective measures to ensure the stable volume
of cargo transportation according to the seasonal characteristics around the demand for cargo transportation in economic and social development.

The first is to coordinate the arrangement of transportation capacity
.
Make full use of the road network to expand the growing transportation capacity, coordinate the arrangement of passenger transportation and cargo transportation capacity for spring transportation, scientifically arrange the operation structure of passenger and freight trains, and ensure the demand
for cargo transportation capacity.
Give full play to the role of coal transportation channels such as Daqin, Tangbao, Wari and Haoji to maintain stable transportation volume
.

The second is to ensure the transportation needs of
key materials.
Strengthen the transportation of thermal coal, and accurately guarantee the supply
of 23 power plants in northern Hebei, 19 power plants in Henan and 17 power plants in Shandong to ensure the electricity demand for the Winter Olympics.
In January, the loading of agricultural and sideline products and pharmaceuticals increased by 17.
2% and 33%
year-on-year, respectively.

The third is to strengthen transport organization
.
Strengthen the communication and coordination of enterprises, prepare sufficient sources of goods, loading and unloading personnel, and equipment before the Spring Festival holiday to ensure the needs of
loading and unloading trucks.
Strengthen dispatching and command, strengthen full-process monitoring and control, improve transportation efficiency, and ensure safe and efficient
cargo transportation.

The fourth is to strengthen international intermodal transport cooperation
.
Seize the favorable opportunity of strong demand for China-Europe train transportation, and make every effort to do a good job in the organization
of train operation.
In January, 1,304 China-Europe trains were opened, a year-on-year increase of 11%.

Giving full play to the role of the China-Laos Railway Channel, 2,098 cars of import and export goods were loaded on the China-Laos Railway in January, an increase of 30%
month-on-month.