据外媒援引印度铁路官员表示，为增加对电厂的煤炭供应、满足夏季用电高峰期间电厂的电力供应，今年5月份，印度铁路公司（Indian Railways）运输煤炭量较上年同期增加9.3%。

由于今年印度政府提前做好货运规划，印度火电厂煤炭库存得以及时补充。连接印度比哈尔邦煤矿和北部电厂的东部专用货运走廊已全面投入使用，有助于加快煤炭向电厂的运输。

同时，5月份印度铁路网所有商品货运量也增长了3.9%，并未像此前人们所预期的受到印度大选的影响。

自2020年10月份以来，印度铁路公司已连续56个月创下最高货运纪录。其中，煤炭仍然是该公司运输量最大的商品，为7201万吨；其次是铁矿石，为1461万吨。

经该铁路官员证实，2024年5月份，印度货运量达1.3916亿吨，较4月份的1.283亿吨增长8.4%。

当月，印度铁路公司货运收入达到1523.09亿卢比，环比增长8.2%，同比增长4%。

According to foreign media quoted Indian Railways officials said that in order to increase the supply of coal to power plants to meet the peak summer power supply, Indian Railways (Indian Railways) in May this year, the coal load increased by 9.3% from the same month last year.

As the Indian government has made freight planning in advance this year, the coal stocks of Indian thermal power plants have been replenished in time. A dedicated eastern freight corridor linking coal mines in Bihar and power plants in the north is fully operational, helping to speed up the transport of coal to power plants.

At the same time, the total freight volume of goods on India's railway network also increased by 3.9% in May, which was not affected by the Indian election as had been expected.

Since October 2020, Indian Railways has set the highest freight record for 56 consecutive months. Among them, coal is still the company's largest shipment of commodities, 72.01 million tons; It was followed by iron ore with 14.61 million tonnes.

A railway official confirmed that in May 2024, India's freight volume reached 139.16 million tonnes, up 8.4% from 128.3 million tonnes in April.

For the month, Indian Railways' freight revenue reached Rs 15,2.309 crore, up 8.2 per cent month-on-month and 4 per cent year-on-year.