National Railway Administration: From January to May, the national railway completed a total of 1.969 billion passengers, an increase of 5.7% year-on-year.

Data released by the National Railway Administration shows that from January to May 2026, the national railway passenger and freight volume remained high, railway construction steadily advanced, effectively played a driving role, and injected new energy into regional economic and social development. In terms of passenger transportation, from January to May, the national railway accumulated a passenger volume of 1.969 billion, an increase of 5.7% compared to the same period last year; and completed a passenger turnover of 6977.39 billion passenger-kilometers, an increase of 4.2%. In May, the passenger volume reached 414 million, an increase of 1.9%; and the passenger turnover reached 1403.87 billion passenger-kilometers, an increase of 2.2%. In terms of freight transportation, from January to May, the national railway completed a freight volume of 2.186 billion tons, an increase of 3.1% compared to the same period last year; and completed a freight turnover of 15636.55 billion ton-kilometers, an increase of 6.2%. In May, the freight volume reached 459 million tons, an increase of 4.5%; and the freight turnover reached 3362.29 billion ton-kilometers, an increase of 9.2%. Looking at the breakdown of different categories, from January to May, the national railway transported 1.164 billion tons of coal, 447 million tons of containers, and 23.98 million tons of grains, with year-on-year increases of 4.5%, 8.4%, and 4.7% respectively. In terms of fixed asset investment, from January to May, the national railway completed fixed asset investment of 248.5 billion yuan, an increase of 2.6% compared to the same period last year, demonstrating steady progress in railway construction.