Passenger transportation maintains a high level of operation, while freight transportation shows a steady growth trend, effectively serving and ensuring the travel of the people and the transportation of key materials, providing strong support for high-quality economic and social development.

The railway department continues to optimize the supply of passenger transportation products and strengthen the allocation and organization of transportation capacity during peak periods such as New Year's Day and Spring Festival travel rush. In the first quarter, the total number of passengers transported by railways in China reached 1.133 billion, a year-on-year increase of 5.5%; The passenger turnover reached 414.683 billion person kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%. In March, the monthly passenger flow rebounded strongly, sending 376 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 11.7%; The passenger turnover reached 130.582 billion person kilometers, with a year-on-year increase of 16.5%.

In the first quarter, China's railways completed a cumulative freight volume of 1.281 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.2%; Completed a freight turnover of 907.198 billion ton kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%. In March, the freight volume was 460 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.4%; The freight turnover was 334.267 billion ton kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 6.9%. From the perspective of major categories, the synergy between bulk materials and container transportation has been strengthened: a total of 681 million tons of coal (a year-on-year increase of 1.7%), 256 million tons of containers (a year-on-year increase of 10.7%), and 15.28 million tons of grain (a year-on-year increase of 11.3%) have been sent.

In terms of infrastructure construction, the national railway fixed assets investment in the first quarter was 137.9 billion yuan, up 5.1% year on year. The steady growth trend of investment has laid a solid foundation for the construction of new lines and the optimization of road network structure, achieving a smooth start to construction throughout the year.Editor/Yang Meiling