National Railway Administration: The fixed asset investment in national railways reached 137.9 billion yuan in the first quarter, an increase of 5.1% year-on-year.

In the first quarter, the national railway completed a cumulative freight volume of 1.281 billion tons, an increase of 2.2% year-on-year; completed a freight turnover of 9071.98 billion ton-kilometers, an increase of 5.1% year-on-year. In March, the freight volume completed was 460 million tons, an increase of 3.4% year-on-year; the freight turnover volume was 3342.67 billion ton-kilometers, an increase of 6.9% year-on-year. In terms of transportation categories, in the first quarter, the national railway cumulatively sent 681 million tons of coal, 256 million tons of containers, and 15.28 million tons of grain, an increase of 1.7%, 10.7%, and 11.3% respectively compared to the same period last year. In the first quarter, the national railway completed fixed asset investment of 137.9 billion yuan, an increase of 5.1% year-on-year. Railway construction investment has steadily increased, achieving a good start for the whole year.