National Railway Administration: From January to December 2024, the national railway passenger and freight volume both reached a new high for the same period in history.

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16/01/2025
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The State Railway Administration announced that the national railway passenger and freight volumes in January to December 2024 have maintained steady growth, reaching a new high compared to the same period in history, effectively meeting the travel and logistics needs of the people. In terms of passenger transportation, the national railway passenger volume for January to December reached 4.312 billion, an increase of 11.9% compared to the previous year, marking the first time the annual passenger volume exceeded 4.3 billion. Among them, the number of passengers transported by high-speed trains was 3.272 billion, accounting for 75.9% of the national railway passenger volume, a 12.9% increase year-on-year; the passenger turnover reached 15,799.10 billion passenger-kilometers, a 7.3% increase year-on-year, with high-speed trains accounting for 10,845.49 billion passenger-kilometers, a 10.3% increase year-on-year. In December, the national railway passenger volume reached 297 million, a 2.6% increase year-on-year, with a turnover of 958.49 billion passenger-kilometers, essentially flat year-on-year. In terms of freight transportation, the national railway freight volume for January to December was 5.175 billion tons, a 2.8% increase year-on-year, with a freight turnover of 35,861.90 billion ton-kilometers. Specifically, the national railway freight volume was 3.985 billion tons, a 1.9% increase year-on-year, with a freight turnover of 32,580.63 billion ton-kilometers. In December, the national railway freight volume reached 459 million tons, a 5.4% increase year-on-year, with a freight turnover of 3,259.03 billion ton-kilometers, a 3.3% increase year-on-year. Among them, the national railway freight volume was 354 million tons, a 3.8% increase year-on-year, with a freight turnover of 2,992.28 billion ton-kilometers, a 5.9% increase year-on-year. According to statistics, the total fixed asset investment in the national railway for January to December 2024 reached 850.6 billion yuan, an increase of 11.3% year-on-year. A total of 3,113.4 kilometers of new railway lines were put into operation, along with 2,687.2 kilometers of duplicated railway lines and 3,935.8 kilometers of electrified railway lines, advancing the construction of modern railway infrastructure. This article was compiled from the public account of the State Railway Administration by GMTEight, edited by Li Fo.

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