China’s railways carry record 4.13 billion passenger trips in 10 months
China’s state railways carried a record 4.13 billion passenger trips from January to October 2026, up 4.7% year on year, as the network expanded services to meet rising demand.
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China’s state railways carried a record 4.13 billion passenger trips in the first 10 months of 2026, up 4.7% on the same period a year earlier, according to figures from the country’s transport ministry reported by ANP and Bloomberg.
The network ran an average of 11,670 trains a day over the period, 5% more than a year earlier. The railways are expanding capacity to meet growing demand, the report said.
International visitors accounted for 22.5 million trips, a rise of one-third year on year.
China had 165,000 kilometres of railway at the end of 2025, including more than 50,000 kilometres of high-speed lines. It aims to expand the total network to 180,000 kilometres, including 60,000 kilometres of high-speed rail, by 2030, while also carrying more freight by rail.
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