China sees 56.88B passenger trips in January-October

Passengers are seen at Nanjing Railway Station in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province, Oct. 7, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

China reported 56.88 billion cross-regional passenger trips in the first 10 months of 2025, up 3.6% year on year, the Ministry of Transport said on Friday.

Freight volume also maintained growth momentum. From January to October, the country's operational freight volume reached 48.29 billion tonnes, an increase of 3.5% from a year earlier.

Specifically, highway freight volume was 35.62 billion tonnes, up 3.6% year on year, while waterway freight volume was 8.29 billion tonnes, up 3.5%year on year.

Port container throughput saw rapid growth. From January to October, the port cargo throughput hit 15.13 billion tonnes, up 4.3% year on year. Of this total, domestic and foreign trade cargo throughput grew by 4.6% and 3.7%, respectively.

Fixed-asset investment in the transport sector totaled 2.95 trillion yuan (about $417 billion) in the first 10 months of 2025.