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Rail reforms will increase China's transport costs
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Report summary
China's rail capacity is not available to all coal producers in a transparent manner. State-owned enterprises and large coal producers have preference over smaller miners and private operators, who need to rely on the road network. Road is currently a viable option for coal transport up to 400 kilometres for small miners who do not own rail lines and/or could not access rail capacity without paying an unofficial agency fee. For SOE companies that can obtain rail quotas, rail is typically...
Table of contents
- Executive summary
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Rail - a critical component of China's transport system
- Agent fee
- Structural reforms will increase rail fees
- Road - a complimentary transport mode
- Cost comparison between rail and road transport
- Conclusion
Tables and charts
This report includes 5 images and tables including:
- China Railway Corporation's coal freight tariff breakdown
- Railway base freight trend (2006-2013)
- Road transport freight for select routes
- Cost comparison between rail and truck transport for coal
- Estimated breakdown of the agent fee
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