Today (the 18th), the Ministry of Transport released the "2023 Statistical Bulletin on the Development of the Transport Industry" (hereinafter referred to as the "Statistical Bulletin"). In 2023, China completed an average of 10.7 billion yuan in transport infrastructure investment per day, a record high.

　　In 2023, China continuously strengthened transport infrastructure construction. The scale of transport fixed asset investment remained above 3 trillion yuan for seven consecutive years, reaching 3.9 trillion yuan in 2023, with an average of 10.7 billion yuan completed per day, a record high. The total mileage of the comprehensive transport network exceeded 6 million kilometers, and China has built the world's largest high-speed railway network, expressway network, postal and express delivery network, and *** port cluster, with aviation and shipping reaching the whole world.

　　Last year, the structure of China's transport infrastructure network continued to be optimized. A total of 2,776 kilometers of new high-speed rail were opened during the year, 6,394 kilometers of expressway mileage were added, 127 berths of ten-thousand-ton class were added, the number of ports with cargo throughput exceeding 100 million tons reached 46, the number of air transport airports reached 259, and the operating mileage of urban rail transit lines increased by 604 kilometers. Investment in rural road construction remained above 400 billion yuan for seven consecutive years, and 188,000 kilometers of rural roads were newly built or upgraded during the year. By the end of the year, the mileage of rural roads stood at 4,598,600 kilometers. All administrative villages across the country had access to postal services.

　　Transport service capacity continued to improve

　　According to the "2023 Statistical Bulletin on the Development of the Transport Industry" released today by the Ministry of Transport, in 2023, people moved efficiently, cargo transport was busy and orderly, and international transport recovered markedly, with overall transport service capacity continuing to improve.

　　Data from the "Statistical Bulletin" show that in 2023, an average of more than 160 million person-trips of cross-regional travel were made per day, of which 10 million were by train, 150 million by road, 700,000 by ship, and 1.7 million by air. Within cities, an average of nearly 280 million person-trips per day were made by urban public transport and taxis.

　　In terms of freight, an average of 150 million tons of cargo was transported per day in 2023, of which about 14 million tons by train, 110 million tons by road, 25 million tons by ship, and 20,000 tons by air. About 450 million express deliveries and parcels were collected and dispatched per day, of which 360 million were express deliveries.

　　In addition, international transport recovered markedly. Passenger volume on international civil aviation routes increased by 1,461.7% over the previous year. China-Europe freight trains operated 17,000 trips and carried 1.9 million TEUs during the year, up 6% and 18% respectively over the previous year. Port foreign trade cargo throughput and foreign trade container throughput increased by 9.5% and 5.0% respectively over the previous year.