China railway passenger trips 2025 reach 4.59bn journeys

China railway passenger trips 2025 came in at nearly 4.59 billion passenger trips, with officials pointing to a steadily expanding and modernizing rail transport system, as reported by China Daily Asia. Presented at a national railway work conference on Thursday, the total was described as a 6.4 percent increase year-on-year.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Freight volumes rose as well. China railway freight volume 2025 surpassed 5.27 billion tonnes, which the briefing said was 2 percent higher than a year earlier.

China railway passenger trips 2025 and network scale

At the conference, Song Xiude, head of the National Railway Administration, said the country’s operating railway mileage has expanded to 165,000 km. He added that high-speed rail lines exceeding 50,000 km are included in that figure, a point also cited in an Xinhua report on network growth.

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Song said key indicators such as passenger turnover, freight volume and transport density have remained the world’s highest.

High-speed rail and heavy-haul technology progress

In addition, he said China continues to lead in technologies for high-speed, plateau, cold-region and heavy-haul railways. He also noted that intelligent and green technologies are advancing rapidly alongside broader system upgrades.

Modern rail infrastructure and economic support

Song added that the continuously improving modern railway infrastructure system has provided strong support for the country’s high-quality economic and social development. For further industry context on rising passenger volumes, see Railway Supply.

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