The three major indicators of railway transportation industry steadily increased from January to August
CCTV News: According to the latest data of China Railway Group, in the first eight months, the three major indicators of national railway fixed assets investment, passenger traffic and cargo traffic grew steadily.
From January to August, the national railway completed 432 billion yuan of fixed assets investment, a year-on-year increase of 7.2%. The construction of a modern railway infrastructure system was accelerated, and new progress was made in the construction of a number of key projects identified in the 14th Five Year Plan.
The quality improvement and renovation projects of the Xining Golmud section of the Qinghai Tibet Railway and the Lanzhou Xining high-speed railway from Lanzhou to Xining have been put into operation, and the Xiong'an Shangqiu high-speed railway has started to install box girders; The Guangzhou Baiyun Station, a mega transportation hub in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, is fully connected to the Beijing Guangzhou high-speed railway connecting line.
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From January to August, China's railways sent a total of 2.605 billion passengers, a year-on-year increase of 111.2%. The national railway has sent a total of 2.574 billion tons of goods, including 468 million tons of containers, a year-on-year increase of 7.4%. The railway passenger and freight transportation structure has been continuously optimized, providing strong support for high-quality economic and social development.