A staff member of Yangyuan Railway Station in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, checks rail equipment to ensure the smooth operation of trains. The station, which is on the Datong-Qinhuangdao railway line, had dispatched 152 coal trains, comprising 15,960 carriages carrying 1.2768 million metric tons of coal, by Sept 8 in the third quarter. This marks an annual jump of 198.04 percent, setting a fresh record for freight volume since the station's establishment.