In the first three quarters, the total number of passengers carried by the national railways has reached 3.537 billion, an increase of 6.0% year-on-year.

China News Network, October 16th - According to the website of the National Railway Administration, in the first three quarters before 2025, the main indicators of the national railway showed a good development trend, with safe and orderly transportation, providing strong support for the continuous improvement of the economy. In terms of passenger transportation, in the first three quarters, the national railways completed passenger transport of 3.537 billion people, a year-on-year increase of 6.0%. Among them, the passenger transport of high-speed trains reached 2.637 billion people, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%; completed passenger turnover reached 12,908.85 billion passenger-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 2.8%, with high-speed train passenger turnover reaching 8,844.39 billion passenger-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%. In September, the national railways completed passenger transport of 341 million people, and completed passenger turnover of 1234.43 billion passenger-kilometers. In terms of freight transportation, in the first three quarters, the national railways completed freight transport of 3.912 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.8%; completed freight turnover of 2,6991.95 billion ton-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%. In September, the national railways completed freight transport of 445 million tons, and completed freight turnover of 3,108.17 billion ton-kilometers. In terms of transportation of different categories, in September, the national railways transported 2.32 billion tons of coal and 0.89 billion tons of containers, with year-on-year increases of 2.5% and 10.9% respectively, ensuring efficient transportation of key commodities. In terms of fixed asset investment, in the first three quarters, the national railways completed fixed asset investment of 593.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%, fully leveraging the role of railway construction investment in driving the economy. This article is reproduced from China News Net, edited by GMTEight: Chen Wenfang.