The national railway dispatched goods in January increased by 4.8 million tons year-on-year——
Basically alleviating the urgency of coal burning in major power plants
Our reporter Qi Hui
An EMU train runs in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province.
Photo by Geng Yuhe (China Economic Vision)
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 for key materials during the festival and the stable operation of the national economy.
Railways are the main force for long-distance transportation of bulk materials.
"In January, the National Railway Group focused on the needs of economic and social development for cargo transportation, and took effective measures to ensure the stable and increased volume of cargo transportation according to seasonal characteristics." The person in charge of the freight department of the National Railway Group introduced that during the Spring Festival, the railway department made full use of the road. The network expanded the increased transportation capacity, coordinated the passenger transportation and cargo transportation capacity arrangements during the Spring Festival travel, scientifically arranged the structure of passenger and freight trains, and made every effort to ensure the transportation of festive living materials and epidemic prevention materials. 33%, which effectively guarantees the needs of the masses for the festival.
In addition to the daily material transportation, whether the coal for power generation can be delivered to the power plant on time and in sufficient quantities is related to the warm winter for thousands of households, and has also become the focus of social attention.
"Railway thermal coal transportation must not only maintain a sufficient amount, but also adjust it at any time according to the situation." According to the above-mentioned person in charge, the National Railway Group and its affiliated railway bureau group companies have respectively connected with the economic operation departments of the provincial and municipal governments to understand the transportation needs of thermal coal. Scientifically formulate transportation plans during the Spring Festival.
The "Supply Guarantee Office" of the China Railway Group has strengthened its on-duty and daily monitoring, paid close attention to the supply, consumption and storage of electricity and coal in major power plants, and dynamically strengthened overall coordination.
According to the person in charge, the railway department gave full play to the role of Daqin, Tangbao, Wari, Haoji and other coal transportation channels to maintain stable transportation volume.
Since the start of thermal coal supply and transportation in October last year, the number of days that the railway direct power supply plant can store coal has increased from 7 days, 12 days, 15 days, to more than 18 days, basically alleviating the coal burning urgency of major power plants.
By the end of January, 67.67 million tons of coal had been stored in 363 railway direct power supply plants across the country, a year-on-year increase of 28.84 million tons or 74.3%, and the average consumable days was 25.7 days, an increase of 12.2 days year-on-year.
In addition, the railway department has also implemented precise supply guarantees in key areas according to the actual situation.
Provide accurate supply guarantee for 23 power plants in northern Hebei, 19 power plants in Henan and 17 power plants in Shandong, which guarantee the electricity demand for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games.
In response to the impact of coal transportation by other modes of transportation in Henan and other epidemic-related areas, the railway transportation volume was increased, and key supply guarantees were carried out; in response to the relatively low days of coal storage in 18 power plants in Shandong and Jiangsu, the organization of point-to-point precision guarantees for transportation.
The eve of the Spring Festival is a period of strong demand for China-Europe trains.
In order to meet the transportation needs of enterprises and the needs of the masses for imported high-quality products, the railway department has made every effort to organize the operation of trains.
In January, 1,304 trains of China-Europe trains were launched, an increase of 11% year-on-year.
As of January 29, the cumulative number of China-Europe trains has exceeded 50,000, transporting more than 4.55 million TEUs of goods with a value of 240 billion US dollars, reaching 180 cities in 23 European countries, in order to ensure the stability of the international industrial chain supply chain, Make positive contributions to promoting the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative.
In addition to the China-Europe Railway Express, the railway department also gives full play to the role of cross-border trains such as the China-Laos Railway and the New Western Land-Sea Corridor to facilitate high-quality development in opening up to the outside world.
In January, 2,098 trucks of import and export goods were loaded on the China-Laos Railway, a month-on-month increase of 30%.
Our reporter Qi Hui