As of 2023, more than one million cargo trains were in operation in China, representing an increase of 11,000 vehicles from the previous year. In that year, China's rail freight volume surpassed five billion metric tons.
Number of freight trains operating in China from 2015 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Transport of China. (June 18, 2024). Number of freight trains operating in China from 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337211/number-railroad-cargo-trains/
Ministry of Transport of China. "Number of freight trains operating in China from 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337211/number-railroad-cargo-trains/
Ministry of Transport of China. (2024). Number of freight trains operating in China from 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337211/number-railroad-cargo-trains/
Ministry of Transport of China. "Number of Freight Trains Operating in China from 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337211/number-railroad-cargo-trains/
Ministry of Transport of China, Number of freight trains operating in China from 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337211/number-railroad-cargo-trains/ (last visited January 05, 2025)
Number of freight trains operating in China from 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Transport of China, June 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337211/number-railroad-cargo-trains/
