前三季度铁路货运量39亿吨旅客35亿人次 均创历史新高

Group 1: Railway Freight Transport - National railway freight volume increased, with a total of 3.912 billion tons transported in the first three quarters, a year-on-year growth of 2.8%, and 445 million tons in September, up 4.2% year-on-year [1] - In September, coal transportation reached 232 million tons and container transport was 89 million tons, with respective year-on-year increases of 2.5% and 10.9% [1] - The Daqin Railway reported a total freight volume of 286 million tons in the first three quarters, a slight decrease of 0.2%, but September saw a 3.3% increase to 33.05 million tons [1] Group 2: Infrastructure and Future Projections - Daqin Railway is undergoing significant maintenance, including replacing over 100 kilometers of tracks and 15,000 sleepers, expected to be completed by October 26 [1] - The railway anticipates transporting nearly 500 million tons during the winter of this year to spring next year, with projections of 485 million tons for the fourth quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025 [1] Group 3: Cross-Border and Passenger Transport - The China-Europe Railway Express and other cross-border services maintained stable operations, with the China-Europe service operating approximately 14,500 trains, a year-on-year decrease of 1.4% [2] - Passenger transport reached 3.537 billion people in the first three quarters, a 6.0% increase, with September seeing a slight decrease of 0.2% [2] - The average daily operation of passenger trains increased by 7.1%, with a total of 1.11 million trains running [2]