From January to August, national railway fixed asset investment reached 511.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.5%.

Since the beginning of this year, railway construction has advanced steadily. From January to August, national railway fixed asset investment reached 511.8 billion yuan, up 1.5 percent year on year. The modern railway infrastructure system is being built at a faster pace, effectively driving the development of related industries and boosting incomes and employment, and injecting new momentum into expanding domestic demand and stabilizing growth.