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According to data from the Office of Rail Transport (UTK), a total of 223.5 million tonnes of freight were moved by rail in 2024, down 3.5% year-on-year, while transport work amounted to 58.3 billion tonne-kilometres, a 5.4% decrease compared to 2023.<\/p>\n

Hard coal volumes decline by over 12.9 million tonnes<\/strong><\/p>\n

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PKP Cargo\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The group comprising hard coal, lignite, crude oil, and natural gas recorded a volume of 64.2 million tonnes in 2024. This represents a decrease of approximately 12.5 million tonnes compared to 2023, with hard coal accounting for 97.5% of the volume. Its share in total rail freight dropped to 28.7%, falling below the 30% mark for the first time. In 2015, this group accounted for over 40% of rail freight volumes.<\/p>\n

In terms of transport work, this group also dropped to third place with 10.5 billion tonne-kilometres and an 18.1% share, down from 24.6% in 2023. The average distance per tonne of coal dropped from 196 km in 2023 to 161 km in 2024.<\/p>\n

Metal ores surpass coal in transport work\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For the first time outside of the pandemic years, the category of metal ores and other mining products moved into first place in terms of transport work, accounting for 28.3% of the total. The total volume in this group reached 62.4 million tonnes (+2.2% year-on-year), just slightly behind coal volumes. Within the group, aggregates (gravel, sand, clay) accounted for 83.3%, and iron ore for 9%.<\/p>\n

Transport work for this group rose to 16.5 billion tonne-kilometres, an increase of 9% compared to 2023.<\/p>\n

Refined fuels hold ground, unclassified cargo grows\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Coke and refined petroleum products came in third in terms of transported volume at 31.3 million tonnes, representing 14% of the total. Despite a 2.8% year-on-year drop in volume, the group maintained its second-place position in transport work with 11.5 billion tonne-kilometres and a 19.7% share.<\/p>\n

Unclassified cargo\u2014often corresponding to intermodal shipments\u2014grew to a record 22.8 million tonnes, now representing 10.2% of the total mass. This category also reached 7.9 billion tonne-kilometres, accounting for 13.5% of transport work, supported by the increasing use of combined transport services.<\/p>\n

Chemicals, construction materials, and equipment with strong growth<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Chemicals and plastics transport rose by 14.5% year-on-year to 10.8 million tonnes, reversing a previous decline. Their share in total volume reached 4.8% and transport work rose by 11.3% to 3.37 billion tonne-kilometres.<\/p>\n

Transport of products made from non-metallic minerals (e.g. cement, plaster) increased by 38.9%, with construction materials as a subgroup growing by 74.1%. The corresponding rise in transport work was 31.5% year-on-year.<\/p>\n

Rail shipments of machinery, electronic devices, and equipment rose by 61%, while furniture and miscellaneous goods saw a 43.7% increase. Postal shipments (letters and parcels) increased by over 429%.<\/p>\n

International freight share nears half of total work\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

International shipments\u2014including export, import, and transit\u2014accounted for 44% of the total transport work and 35.5% of the freight mass. Export was led by coke and refined petroleum products (7.4 million tonnes, 2.5 billion tonne-kilometres) and unclassified cargo (7.1 million tonnes, 2.3 billion tonne-kilometres).<\/p>\n

Imports were dominated by unclassified cargo (9.7 million tonnes) and metal ores and other mining products, with iron ore imports in particular showing a large share at over 92% of total iron ore freight.<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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