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As an important strategic energy of the economic development, coal is rich in China. However, the distribution is extremely uneven. Coal transport from North to South is an effective solution for this problem. This paper firstly analyzes the current situation and major problems of North-South coal transport. Then the influence of Menghua railway construction is investigated. In order to effectively solve the problem of coal shortage in South China and improve the reliability of coal transport, the proposal of establishing the integrated transport system is given in the end. Introduction It is well known that coal is rich in China. However, the distribution is extremely uneven. Over 50% of coal resource is reserved in Shanxi Province, Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi Province [1] . While East China, South China and Southeast China are the major areas that demand coal most. This contradiction results in the normality of coal transport from West to East and North to South in China [2] . Meanwhile, for a long time, marine is the unique mode choice for North-South coal transport which has the limited transport ability, low reliability and fluctuant price. In order to solve these problems and guarantee the coal supply for South China, the construction of Menghua railway was proposed in 2014. Existing literature are mainly focused on the research of development strategy of coal enterprises [3,4] , mode choice and transport efficiency of coal transport [5,6] , the optimization of transport organization [7,8] and major problems of North-South coal transport in China [2,9] . Few research discussed the influence of Meanghua railway construction on the North-South coal transport. This paper firstly analyzes the current situation and major problems of North-South coal transport. Then the influence of Menghua railway construction is investigated. The proposal of establishing the integrated transport system is given in the end. Current Situation of North-South Coal Transport in China A Contradiction between Coal Supply and Demand For a long time, there is a contradiction between coal supply and demand in China. The uneven distribution of coal resources is the main cause. First of all, the coal resource in China is mainly reserved in Shanxi Province, Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi Province. Till the end of October of 2015, the total coal stock is up to 3.43 billion tons. And the total coal production of the above three areas is around 1.93billion tons, which takes account of 56% of the total stock. Details are shown in Table 1.

Research on the Influence of Menghua Railway Construction on the North-South Coal Transport in China