2023 data shows China's economic vitality on the rise

China's national railway hit record highs in passenger and freight volumes

China saw 3.68 billion railway passenger trips in 2023, with peak daily passengers exceeding 20 million, setting historical highs for both annual and peak daily passenger transport, according to the China State Railway Group on Jan 9.

The national railway transported a record-high 3.91 billion tons of freight in 2023. The China-Europe freight trains operated a total of 17,000 trips, shipping 1.9 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units), with year-on-year growth of 6 percent and 18 percent, respectively.

Additionally, the Western Land-Sea New Corridor trains transported 860,000 TEUs throughout the year, a 14 percent year-on-year increase.