The national railway freight volume exceeded 1.2 billion tons in the first quarter.

The reporter learned from the National Railway Administration on the 15th that in the first quarter, the national railway accumulated a freight volume of 1.281 billion tons, an increase of 2.2% year-on-year; and completed a freight turnover of 9071.98 billion ton-kilometers, an increase of 5.1%. In terms of different types of transportation, in the first quarter, the national railway accumulated the transport of 681 million tons of coal, 256 million tons of containers, and 15.28 million tons of grain, with year-on-year increases of 1.7%, 10.7%, and 11.3% respectively. In terms of passenger transportation, the railway department continues to optimize passenger transportation supply, strengthens transportation organization and supervision during the peak periods of New Year and Spring Festival passenger flows. In the first quarter, the national railway accumulated a passenger volume of 1.133 billion, an increase of 5.5% year-on-year; and completed a passenger turnover of 4146.83 billion passenger-kilometers, an increase of 3.2%. In terms of fixed asset investment, in the first quarter, the national railway completed a fixed asset investment of 137.9 billion yuan, an increase of 5.1% year-on-year, and railway construction investment steadily increased. The relevant person in charge of the National Railway Administration stated that in the first quarter, the national railway freight transportation maintained a good momentum of growth, and passenger transportation remained at a high level, effectively serving to guarantee the safe, orderly, warm travel and freight transportation needs of the people.