November 22, 2008

Chinese railway cargo transport up by 6.8% YoY

According to National Development and Reform Commission on China's railway system transported 1.93 tonnes of cargo nationwide in the first seven months of this year up by 6.8% YoY from the same period last year.

According to the commission, the amount of coal transported as a key resource rose by 10.7%. Railways also moved 855 million passengers during the January to July period up by 12.6% YoY.

The State railways moved 1.62 tons of cargo and 845 million passengers in the first seven months up by 6.3% and 12.6% from the previous year respectively. It moved 782 million tonnes of coal up by 9.7% YoY.

In July, the cargo volume transported by the railway amounted to 280 million tons nationwide up by 4% YoY and passengers by rail totaled 137.94 million up by 9.1% YoY.