China’s rail freight volume grows by 9.1% in 2018

2019-01-16
Xinhua

BEIJING — China’s rail freight volume, an indicator of broad economic activity, rose 9.1 percent year-on-year in 2018, according to the China Railway Corporation.

Railways carried 4.02 billion tons of freight last year, 334 million tons more than the previous year, data from the company showed.

Of the total, State-operated railways carried 3.19 billion tons of cargo, up 9.3 percent or 272 million tons. Compared with highway freight, the increased rail freight could save 2.99 million tons of standard coal and reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by 7.36 million tons.

Apart from State-operated railways, China also has rail lines operated by local governments and enterprises.