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 December 03, 2024, 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 December 03, 2024. 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: December 03, 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, 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 December 03, 2024)
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/
