The railway segment of the Group closely supported integrated operations and the development of the industrial chain, thereby further expanding its “big integration (大一體化)” advantages and establishing a transportation and production ecosystem with efficient and synergy. In 2024, the transportation turnover of self-owned railway of the Group reached 312.1 billion tonnes km, representing a year-on-year growth of 0.9%.
The Group has been advancing the implementation of major projects to enhance transportation efficiency. The 300 Million-tonne Capacity Expansion and Transformation Project for Shenshuo Railway has been progressing in an orderly manner, with successful development of key equipment such as hydrogen-powered shunting locomotives and hydrogen-powered catenary operation vehicles. The special railway lines for Nuanshui container freight station of Bazhun Railway and the special railway lines of Sandaoqu Railway were successfully opened, with a designed loading capacity of 20 million tonnes/year. The first domestic new intelligent heavy-haul electric locomotive developed under the leadership of Shuohuang Railway was officially rolled out and was awarded the “2024 Top Ten Important Central Enterprises (2024 年度央企十大國之重器)”. The connectivity test for mobile block sections on heavy-haul railway lines was successfully completed, and the first trial of an unmanned heavy-haul train was a success. Railway Equipment’s world’s first batch of lightweight rolling stock made from carbon fiber composite materials was put into operation. Dongyue Railway was included in the list of major national construction projects and was approved.
Focusing on the development of large-scale logistics, the Group aims to unlock the potential of channel transportation. In line with major deployments such as the “Belt and Road” initiative and building a powerful country via transportation infrastructure, the Group coordinated bulk cargo sources within the scope of transportation capacity coverage and expanded the reach of its transportation network. In 2024, the Group handled 24.5 million tonnes of the transportation volume of non-coal goods such as metal ores and chemicals (2023: 22.3 million tonnes), representing a year-on-year growth of 9.9%, of which the reversedirection transportation of non-coal goods reached 18.8 million tonnes during the year.
