CCTV News: The Ministry of Transport released the 2024 urban rail transit operation data speed report. As of December 31, 2024, 54 cities in 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps have opened and operated 325 urban rail transit routes, with an operating mileage of 10,945.6 kilometers and 6,324 stations. In 2024, 18 new urban rail transit operation lines were added, 27 new operating sections were added, and 748 kilometers of new operating mileage was added.
In 2024, 40.85 million trains were actually launched, with a passenger volume of 32.24 billion, a station entry volume of 19.29 billion, and a passenger turnover of 267 billion kilometers. The annual passenger volume in 2024 increased by 2.8 billion compared with 2023, an increase of 9.5%.
Among them, 43 cities have opened and operated 267 subway and light rail lines, with an operating mileage of 9477.6 kilometers, a passenger volume of 31.13 billion and a station entry volume of 18.51 billion; 16 cities have opened and operated 25 monorail, maglev, and urban rapid rail transit lines, with an operating mileage of 970.7 kilometers, a passenger volume of 980 million and a station entry volume of 660 million; 18 cities have opened and operated 33 trams and automatic guided rail lines, with an operating mileage of 497.3 kilometers, a passenger volume of 130 million and a station entry volume of 120 million.
