BEIJING, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's railway sector transported a record amount of coal in December last year as demand for coal in the thermal power sector has surged, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.
Railways handled about 5.6 million tonnes of coal or about 80,000 cars of coal per day in December 2020, up 10 percent and 9.5 percent year on year, respectively, the railway operator said.
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