A Fuxing bullet train runs on the Nyingchi section of Lhasa-Nyingchi railway in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, April 2, 2025. China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday.
In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.
An average of 11,258 passenger trains operated daily during the period, up 7.1 percent year on year, the railway company said.
To boost service consumption, customized train services were launched to meet the travel demand sparked by local events such as sports competitions, exhibitions and performances, according to the company.
Cross-border passenger transport also gained momentum, with the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link and the China-Laos Railway handling 28.94 million and 244,000 cross-border passenger trips, respectively, during the period.
From January to November, fixed-asset investment in China’s railway sector rose 5.9 percent year on year, according to the company. ■
Departing passengers are pictured at a platform of Nanjing Railway Station in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Jan. 25, 2025. China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Photo by Yang Suping/Xinhua)
A drone photo taken on July 27, 2025 shows a train leaving the railway station of Arxan, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui)
Stewardesses perform Laos dance for passengers aboard train No. D86 from Kunming, capital city of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, to the Laos capital Vientiane, July 18, 2025.
China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Photo by Yang Zixuan/Xinhua)
A drone photo taken on Aug. 17, 2025 shows a high-speed train running along the Harbin-Qiqihar railway. China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Photo by Yuan Yong/Xinhua)
Passengers prepare to board a tourist train for seniors at Tianjin Railway Station in Tianjin, north China, March 15, 2025. China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
Passengers are pictured at Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on Oct. 1, 2025. China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Photo by Yuan Yong/Xinhua)
People take photos in a carriage of a tourist train dubbed Yichun, in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 6, 2025. China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
Passengers are seen at Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, May 1, 2025.
China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
Passengers wait for trains in Tianjin West Railway Station in north China’s Tianjin Municipality, July 1, 2025. China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Li Ran)
Passengers braid decorative knots inside a themed carriage of the Tianjin Fantasy Express train in north China’s Tianjin, Oct. 30, 2025. China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Li Ran)
This photo taken on a train bound for Guangzhou City of south China’s Guangdong Province shows French passengers admiring a piece of Shoushan stone carving work displayed on the train on Oct. 1, 2025. China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)
Passengers take photos aboard the train Y783, an ice-and-snow themed tourism train launched at Harbin Railway Station, on Nov. 26, 2025. China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
Passengers wait at the departure hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in east China’s Shanghai, May 1, 2025. China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 3, 2025 shows a sightseeing train running on a 7-arch bridge on the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway in Kaiyuan City of southwest China’s Yunnan Province. China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Photo by Li Yunsheng/Xinhua)
Passengers pose for a photo on a Sanxingdui-themed train linking Chengdu, Sanxingdui Ruins and Jiuzhai Valley in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, May 18, 2025. China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)
Passengers walk on a platform at the Nanjing Railway Station in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Oct. 8, 2025. China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua)
A train attendant walks on a sightseeing tourist train bound for Chengde City in north China’s Hebei Province, at Beijing Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, July 9, 2025. China’s railway network handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2025, data from the country’s railway operator showed Tuesday. In the January-November period, the number of railway passenger trips reached 4.28 billion across the country, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
