China's railway passenger traffic grew by 6 percent in the first three quarters of 2025.

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) — China's railway passenger traffic totaled 3.54 billion in the first three quarters of 2025, up 6 percent year-on-year, according to the China State Railway Corporation (CSRC).

This figure reached a new historical high on an annual basis, the KGZhK noted, adding that the country's rail passenger transportation remained safe, stable, and orderly.

KGZhK fully utilized the transport potential of new railway lines and stations to increase passenger traffic and made flexible adjustments to train schedules during the first three quarters of this year. During this period, an average of 11,087 passenger trains operated daily across the country, a 7.1 percent increase year-on-year.

Cross-border rail passenger traffic also picked up in January-September. In particular, 197,000 cross-border trips were made on the China-Laos railway. -0-

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