In May, the national railway fixed asset investment completed 248.5 billion yuan, an increase of 2.6% year-on-year.

According to the National Railway Administration, from January to May 2026, the national railway passenger and freight volume remained at a high level, railway construction steadily advanced, effectively played a role in driving regional economic and social development, injecting new momentum. In terms of passenger transportation, from January to May, the national railway completed a total of 1.969 billion passenger sendings, a year-on-year increase of 5.7%; completed 6977.39 billion passenger kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%. In May, the number of passenger sendings completed was 414 million, a year-on-year increase of 1.9%; completed passenger-kilometer turnover was 1403.87 billion, a year-on-year increase of 2.2%. In terms of freight transportation, from January to May, the national railways completed a total of 2.186 billion tons of freight sendings, a year-on-year increase of 3.1%; completed freight turnover of 15636.55 billion ton-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 6.2%. In May, the completed freight sendings were 459 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.5%; completed freight turnover was 3362.29 billion ton-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 9.2%. Looking at the transportation of different categories, from January to May, the national railway completed the sending of 1.164 billion tons of coal, 447 million tons of containers, and 23.98 million tons of grain, with year-on-year growth rates of 4.5%, 8.4%, and 4.7% respectively. The transportation of goods is stable and smooth. In terms of fixed asset investment, from January to May, the national railway completed 248.5 billion yuan in fixed asset investment, a year-on-year increase of 2.6%, and the railway construction steadily advanced.