Stable investment in railway transportation industry in the first half of the year, strong momentum in high-speed rail | railway | transportation industry
CCTV news: The latest data released by China Railway Group shows that since this year, China's railway fixed assets investment has steadily increased, and the construction of modern railway infrastructure system has accelerated, helping to increase the quality of passenger and freight transport.
Today, the comprehensive testing vehicle for high-speed trains on the Laixi Rongcheng section of the Weifang Rongcheng high-speed railway, a regional connection line of China's "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network, was launched for joint debugging and testing, preparing for its opening and operation.
Since the beginning of this year, China Railway Group has made new progress in promoting the construction of a number of key projects identified in the 14th Five Year Plan, with a focus on networking, network supplementation, and strengthening the supply chain. From January to June, fixed assets investment of national railways reached 304.9 billion yuan, up 6.9% year on year.
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In the first half of the year, China's railways sent 1.77 billion passengers, with a single day passenger volume reaching a historic high of 19.661 million. The Beijing Tianjin intercity railway has added long train formations, with an increase of 27600 seats per day during peak days. The Lanzhou to Xining section of the Lanzhou Xinjiang high-speed railway has achieved a speed of 250 kilometers per hour, and some ordinary speed trains in Xinjiang are running on the high-speed railway line, improving the freight capacity of the original Lanzhou Xinjiang railway.
From January to June, the national railway sent 1.053 billion tons of coal, a year-on-year increase of 1.6%. Among them, there were 777 million tons of electric coal, a year-on-year increase of 13.1%, effectively ensuring the stable operation of the national economy and the production and living needs of the people.