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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) — China’s railway passenger traffic reached 4.31 billion in 2024, up 11.9 percent year on year, according to the 2024 statistics released by the State Railway Administration (SRA).
According to the agency, in 2024 the total volume of freight traffic increased by 2.8 percent year-on-year and amounted to 5.18 billion tons.
Fixed asset investment in the railway sector reached 850.6 billion yuan (about 118.4 billion US dollars). During the year, 3,113 km of new railway lines were put into operation, including 2,457 km of high-speed lines.
As of the end of 2024, the total length of China’s railways in operation reached 162,000 km, including 48,000 km of high-speed railways.
During 2024, the railway system operated reliably, stably and orderly, and no major accidents were recorded, the state administration emphasized. -0-