Original title: From January to April, the railway transportation industry increased its momentum and vitality

CCTV news (news broadcast): Since this year, China Railway Group has promoted the construction of key railway projects with high quality. In the first four months, the investment in fixed assets has continued to grow, and the construction of modern railway infrastructure system has been accelerated to effectively meet the travel needs of passengers and stimulate consumption vitality.

Data shows that from January to April this year, the fixed asset investment of national railways was 184.9 billion yuan, up 10.5% year on year.

A number of key projects under construction in the "14th Five Year Plan" have achieved phased results. The expansion and reconstruction project of the Xinjiang section of Geku Railway has been successfully carried out. The Lanzhou Zhangjiakou high-speed railway Lanzhou Wuwei section has started joint commissioning and test, and the Chizhou Huangshan high-speed railway has been officially put into operation.

In order to adapt to the trend of sustained economic recovery, the national railways increased the supply of transport capacity. From January to April, 10483 passenger trains were operated daily, up 13.8% year on year. In addition to meeting the demand of domestic passengers for centralized travel on New Year's Day, Spring Festival and Tomb Sweeping Day holidays, cross-border passenger trains will be added. The international passenger train from Hohhot to Ulaanbaatar resumed operation, and the cross-border passengers sent by the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong high-speed railway increased 106.3% year on year.

From January to April, China's railways sent 1.37 billion passengers, up 22.9% year on year. The passenger flow continued to grow steadily, effectively stimulating the vitality of market consumption.