Daqin Railway Co., Ltd.

Chinese railway operator focused on heavy-haul coal freight

What Daqin Railway does

Daqin Railway runs railway lines in China that mainly carry coal, along with coke, steel, ore, containers and other bulk goods. It also runs passenger trains and offers loading, unloading and warehousing services. Other Chinese railway companies pay it for services such as locomotive hauling, freight car rental, track use and freight car repair.

How Daqin Railway makes money

It earns most of its money from freight charges for moving coal and other bulk commodities over its rail network, plus passenger fares. It also collects fees from other domestic railway operators for locomotive traction, freight car use, track access and car repair.

Products & services

• Coal rail freight transport
• Coke, steel and ore bulk freight
• Container and scattered bulk cargo transport
• Railway passenger transport
• Freight loading, unloading and warehousing
• Locomotive traction, track use and freight car repair services for other railways