National Railway Administration: In the first half of the year, the national railway accumulated a total cargo volume of 2.622 billion tons, an increase of 2.5% year-on-year.

On July 15th, data from the National Railway Administration showed that in the first half of the year, the national railways completed a total of 26.22 billion tons of freight, an increase of 2.5% year-on-year; and completed a total of 18,849.59 billion ton-kilometers of freight turnover, an increase of 6.7% year-on-year. In June, the freight volume reached 4.36 billion tons, which was basically flat compared to the previous year. Looking at the transportation of different categories of goods, in the first half of the year, the national railways transported a total of 13.92 billion tons of coal, 5.41 billion tons of containers, and 28.47 million tons of fertilizers and pesticides, with year-on-year growth of 4.1%, 7.8%, and 14.3% respectively. The transportation of key goods was smooth and orderly. In the first half of 2026, the national railway passenger volume reached a historic high, while freight volume continued to grow. In the first half of 2026, the national railway maintained a high level of passenger flow, with a historic high volume of passengers carried and smooth and orderly freight transportation. The efficient progress of railway planning and construction provided strong support for enhancing the internal driving force for economic and social development. In terms of passenger transport, in the first half of the year, the national railways completed a total of 2.348 billion passengers, an increase of 5.0% year-on-year; and completed a total of 826.682 billion passenger-kilometers, an increase of 3.4% year-on-year. In June, the number of passengers reached 379 million, an increase of 1.6% year-on-year. On the investment in fixed assets, in the first half of the year, the national railway completed an investment of 363.2 billion yuan in fixed assets, an increase of 2.1% year-on-year, and the efficient progress of railway planning and construction. This article is adapted from the "National Railway Administration"; GMTEight Editor: Huang Xiaodong.