According to data available at the Ministry of Railways, freight transport quota for the New Year's day was carried out at 104.8 percent.

The Hamhung Railway Bureau has launched centralized transport to the February 8 Vinalon Complex and Hungnam Fertilizer Complex, doubling the volume of freight transport as compared with that in the corresponding period of last year.

The Pukchang Railway Branch Bureau has increased coal transport 1.2 times over that in the corresponding period of last year.

Big efforts are being directed to supplying in time equipment and materials needed for technological renovation of railroads.

The Sinuiju Trackmen's Team is working hard to replace this year tens of thousands of sleepers and rails extending tens of kilometers with welded ones.

The Kim Jong Thae Electric Locomotive Complex is pressing ahead with the repair of locomotives as scheduled.

The Sungho Concrete Sleeper Factory fulfilled the monthly assignments in the first 15 days of January.