Far Eastern Railway Coal Loading Reaches 15 Million Tons in January-May 2026

en.Wedoany.com Reported - From January to May 2026, coal loading in the Far East increased by 2.7% year-on-year to 15 million tons, according to data from the press service of the Far Eastern Railway (ДВЖД). Of this, solid fuel loading for export amounted to 12.5 million tons.

The main volume came from the Elga coal field (Эльгинское месторождение) in Yakutia, with loading reaching 8.3 million tons, up 15.7% compared to the same period in 2025. The Urgal coal field (Ургальское месторождение) in Khabarovsk Krai loaded 3.4 million tons, unchanged from the previous year. The Pavlovsk brown coal field (Павловское буроугольное месторождение) in Primorsky Krai shipped over 1.2 million tons, a 29% increase year-on-year.

In the first five months of 2026, total coal exports from the Far East amounted to 12.5 million tons, up 1.8% from January to May 2025.

The aforementioned coal fields are developed by different enterprises: the Elga coal field is developed by Elga Coal LLC (ООО «Эльгауголь», part of A-Property); the Urgal coal field is developed by Urgal Coal LLC (ООО «Ургалуголь»); and the Pavlovsk coal field is operated by Primorskugol LLC (ООО «Приморскуголь»).

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