Daqin line to start overhaul on Mar 26

Mar 4, 2011

Daqin, China’s leading coal dedicated rail line, will launch a new round of maintenance lasting for one month starting from Mar 26, sources learnt from Taiyuan Railway Bureau.

During the overhaul, with 3-4 hours per day, coal transported via Daqin railway would decrease about 200,000 tonnes, 120,000 tonnes of which would be destined to loading ports, according to the bureau.

Daqin railway turns out to be one of the main northern channels transporting coal from Shanxi, Shaanxi and western Inner Mongolia to eastern area.

In 2011, Daqin targets to transport 450 million tonnes of coal, an increase of 45 million tonnes from a year ago. |en.sxcoal |