Core Insights - The Ministry of Transport reported an increase in urban rail transit passenger volume in October 2025, with a month-on-month rise of 130 million passengers, representing a growth of 4.8% [1] - Year-on-year, the passenger volume increased by 50 million, showing a growth of 1.8% [1] Summary by Categories Operational Data - In October 2025, 54 cities across 31 provinces (including autonomous regions and municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps operated 333 urban rail transit lines [1] - The total operational mileage reached 11,330.5 kilometers, with 3.76 million train trips completed [1] Passenger Volume - The total passenger volume for October was 2.82 billion, with an entry volume of 1.68 billion [1] - The average passenger intensity for the total operational mileage was 0.804 million passengers per kilometer per day, reflecting a month-on-month increase of 0.6% but a year-on-year decrease of 5.7% [1]

Core Insights - The Ministry of Transport released the urban rail transit operation data for September 2025, indicating significant activity in the sector [1] Group 1: Operational Data - In September 2025, 54 cities across 31 provinces (including autonomous regions and municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps opened a total of 333 urban rail transit lines [1] - The total operational mileage reached 11,330.5 kilometers, with 3.64 million train trips conducted [1] - The passenger volume for the month was 2.69 billion trips, with an entry volume of 1.6 billion [1] Group 2: Performance Metrics - The passenger volume decreased by 190 million trips month-on-month, representing a decline of 6.6%, but increased by 110 million trips year-on-year, showing a growth of 4.3% [1] - The average passenger intensity for the total operational mileage in September was 0.799 million passengers per kilometer per day, which is a decrease of 3.9% month-on-month and 3.3% year-on-year [1]

Core Insights - By September 2025, a total of 54 cities across 31 provinces (including autonomous regions and municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps will have operational urban rail transit lines totaling 333, with a combined operational mileage of 11,330.5 kilometers [1] - The actual number of train operations reached 3.64 million, with a completed passenger volume of 2.69 billion and an entry volume of 1.6 billion [1] - In September, the passenger volume decreased by 190 million compared to the previous month, a decline of 6.6%, but increased by 110 million year-on-year, reflecting a growth of 4.3% [1] - The average passenger intensity for the total operational mileage in September was 0.799 million passengers per kilometer per day, which represents a month-on-month decrease of 3.9% and a year-on-year decrease of 3.3% [1]

Core Insights - By July 2025, a total of 54 cities across 31 provinces (including autonomous regions and municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps will have operational urban rail transit lines totaling 330, with a combined operational mileage of 11,146.8 kilometers [1] - In July, the actual number of train operations reached 3.74 million, with a completed passenger volume of 2.92 billion and an entry volume of 1.74 billion [1] - The passenger volume in July increased by 230 million from the previous month, representing a growth of 8.6%, and a year-on-year increase of 50 million, or 1.7% [1] - The average passenger intensity for the total operational mileage nationwide in July was 0.845 million passengers per kilometer per day, showing a month-on-month increase of 3.4% but a year-on-year decrease of 5.7% [1]

Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the articles indicates a mixed performance in urban rail transit across China, with a total passenger volume of 2.69 billion in June 2025, reflecting a month-on-month decrease of 180 million, or 6.3%, but a year-on-year increase of 70 million, or 2.7% [1] - In June 2025, the average passenger intensity for urban rail transit was 0.817 million passengers per kilometer per day, showing a month-on-month decrease of 3.1% and a year-on-year decrease of 3.8% [1] - The total operational urban rail transit lines reached 330, with an operational mileage of 11,127.6 kilometers, and the actual number of train operations was 3.56 million, representing a year-on-year growth of 6.27% [1] Group 2 - Cities with the highest year-on-year passenger volume growth in June were Taiyuan, Zhengzhou, and Nantong, with increases of 137.86%, 27.87%, and 22.29% respectively, primarily due to new rail lines opened in the past year [1] - Conversely, cities with the largest declines in passenger volume were Jiaxing, Sanya, and Wenshan, with decreases of 22.89%, 21.54%, and 11.90% respectively, all of which operate tram systems [1] - Among the four first-tier cities, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen saw positive growth in passenger volume, while Shanghai experienced a decline of 2.3% [2] Group 3 - The lowest passenger intensity was recorded in Wenshan at 0.01 million passengers per kilometer per day, while Shenzhen had the highest at 1.50 million passengers per kilometer per day [2] - In the first half of 2025, a total of 220.70 kilometers of new urban rail transit lines were added, with 161.38 kilometers being subways, accounting for 73.12% of the new lines [2][3] - The proportion of new subway mileage decreased by 2.32 percentage points compared to the same period last year, while the proportions of suburban rapid transit and trams increased by 1.32 and 1 percentage points respectively [3]

Core Insights - The Ministry of Transport data indicates that by April 2025, 54 cities across 31 provinces (including autonomous regions and municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps will have a total of 326 operational urban rail transit lines, covering a distance of 10,975.8 kilometers [1] - In April, the actual number of train operations reached 3.61 million, with a total passenger volume of 2.85 billion and an entry volume of 1.7 billion [1] - The passenger volume in April decreased by 0.3 million compared to the previous month, a decline of 1.0%, but increased by 0.9 million year-on-year, representing a growth of 3.3% [1] Operational Metrics - The average passenger intensity for the total operational mileage in April was 0.865 million passengers per kilometer per day, which is a 2.1% increase month-on-month but a 3.5% decrease year-on-year [1] - No new lines were opened in April [1]