In 2023, the national railway passenger and freight volume reached a new high
Date:2024-1-29
According to the China National Railway Group Co., LTD., in 2023, the national railway completed 3.68 billion passenger trips, the peak day passenger trips exceeded 20 million, the average daily passenger trips exceeded 10 million, and the annual and peak day passenger trips reached a record high.
In terms of cargo transportation, China Railway Group has made every effort to ensure the transportation of key materials such as electricity, coal, grain and fertilizer, and has increased the concentration and drainage of port transportation and "transit rail" efforts to continuously improve the quality of freight services. In the whole year, 3.91 billion tons of goods were delivered on national railways, another record high. In the whole year, the total revenue of national railway transportation was 964.1 billion yuan, an increase of 39%, and the total profit reached the best level in history.
In terms of railway construction, in 2023, the national railway fixed asset investment was 764.5 billion yuan, an increase of 7.5%. Put into operation 3,637 kilometers of new lines, including 2,776 kilometers of high-speed rail. Railway projects among the 102 major projects identified in the Outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan have been carried out in an orderly manner, and investment in railway construction has played a significant role in driving development. By the end of 2023, China's railway mileage reached 159,000 kilometers, including 45,000 kilometers of high-speed rail.
The major national strategy of railway service guarantee has achieved remarkable results. Last year, 17,000 China-Europe freight trains carried 1.9 million TEUs, up 6 percent and 18 percent year-on-year, respectively. The new land-sea corridor in western China delivered 860,000 TEU in the year, an increase of 14 percent year-on-year.