 
 
 
| 16-19 National Railway Freight Traffic by Category of Cargo | ||||||
| Item | 2010 | 2011 | ||||
| Freight | Freight | Average | Freight | Freight | Average | |
| Traffic | Ton-kilometers | Transport | Traffic | Ton-kilometers | Transport | |
| (10 000 | (million | Distance | (10 000 | (million | Distance | |
| tons) | ton-kilometers) | (km) | tons) | ton-kilometers) | (km) | |
| Total | 308209 | 2562619 | 831 | 328136 | 2729649 | 832 | 
| Coal | 156020 | 1001551 | 642 | 172126 | 1124668 | 653 | 
| Coke | 9494 | 93953 | 990 | 9895 | 102006 | 1031 | 
| Petroleum | 12847 | 120986 | 942 | 12564 | 112788 | 898 | 
| Steel and Iron, and | 22428 | 245146 | 1093 | 22779 | 248284 | 1090 | 
| Non-Ferrous Metal | ||||||
| Metal Ores | 38088 | 248432 | 652 | 39148 | 261942 | 669 | 
| Nonmetal Ores | 8707 | 61365 | 705 | 9515 | 67362 | 708 | 
| Mineral Building | 12553 | 45493 | 362 | 12440 | 46395 | 373 | 
| Materials | ||||||
| Cement | 3526 | 18373 | 521 | 3639 | 16719 | 460 | 
| Timber | 2501 | 34041 | 1361 | 2814 | 31053 | 1104 | 
| Chemical Fertilizers | 8179 | 119353 | 1459 | 8308 | 131288 | 1580 | 
| and Pesticides | ||||||
| Grain | 9692 | 174666 | 1802 | 9578 | 171938 | 1795 | 
| Cotton | 397 | 15014 | 3779 | 276 | 10506 | 3810 | 
| Salt | 1379 | 10094 | 732 | 1699 | 11900 | 700 | 
| Others | 22397 | 374151 | 1671 | 23356 | 392801 | 1682 | 
| a) Freight traffic and freight ton-kilometers in the table do not include the baggage freight. | ||||||