The accelerated formation of a comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network showcases the vitality of economic and social development in mobile China
2024-07-02
Transportation is the backbone of the economy. Recently, the Ministry of Transport released the Statistical Bulletin on the Development of the Transportation Industry in 2023. The communique shows that in the past year, China's transportation has continued to recover steadily, the cross regional flow of people, freight and port cargo throughput has maintained rapid growth, the scale of fixed assets investment in transportation has remained high, and a beautiful picture of China's mobility is accelerating. The main framework of transportation is accelerating and the total mileage of the comprehensive transportation network has exceeded 6 million kilometers. Since last year, China's comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network has accelerated, and transportation is constantly moving forward on the road from large to strong and from positive to good. The main framework of major country development is accelerating and rising. Railways extend in all directions. As of the end of last year, the total operating mileage of railways in China reached 159000 kilometers, including 45000 kilometers of high-speed rail. The national railway network density is 165.2 kilometers per 10000 square kilometers, an increase of 4.1 kilometers per 10000 square kilometers compared to the end of last year. The road becomes increasingly dense as it weaves. As of the end of last year, the total length of highways in China was 5.4368 million kilometers, an increase of 82000 kilometers compared to the end of last year. The highway density has reached 56.63 kilometers per 100 square kilometers, an increase of 0.85 kilometers per 100 square kilometers. Among them, the mileage of highways exceeded 180000 kilometers. Water transportation is becoming more developed. Looking at inland waterways, as of the end of last year, the total navigable length of inland waterways in China was 128200 kilometers, an increase of 184 kilometers compared to the end of last year. The proportion of navigation mileage of graded waterways to that of inland waterways is 52.9%. Looking at ports and docks, as of the end of last year, there were over 22000 production berths in ports nationwide, an increase of 700 compared to the end of last year. Among them, there are 2878 berths with a capacity of 10000 tons or above, an increase of 127 compared to the end of the previous year. Aviation coverage is wider. As of the end of last year, there were 259 certified civil aviation transportation airports, 255 cities (or regions) with regular flights, and 102 transportation airports with an annual passenger throughput of over 1 million people. Rural transportation facilities are constantly improving. The investment in rural road construction has remained above 400 billion yuan for seven consecutive years, with a total of 188000 kilometers of newly renovated rural roads throughout the year. As of the end of last year, the total length of rural roads in China was 4.5986 million kilometers, and all established villages in the country have achieved postal services, providing strong support for the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas. At present, the main spatial pattern of the national comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network with 6 axes, 7 corridors, and 8 channels has been basically formed, with a total mileage of over 6 million kilometers. China has built the world's largest high-speed railway network, expressway network, postal express network, and world-class port group, with air and sea connectivity to the world. Becoming one of the busiest transportation countries, with an average daily transportation of 150 million tons of goods, transportation and logistics are the barometers of the real economy, and their level of busyness directly reflects the level of economic activity in China. Since last year, the quality of transportation services has continued to improve, the transportation structure has been continuously optimized, and overall safety production has remained stable. China has become one of the busiest transportation countries. Data shows that last year, China completed a commercial freight volume of 54.747 billion tons, an increase of 8.1% compared to the previous year, and completed a freight turnover volume of 24064.6 billion tons per kilometer, an increase of 6.3%. The total number of cross regional personnel turnover completed throughout the year was 61.288 billion, an increase of 30.7%, and the "major arteries" and "microcirculation" became even more vigorous. Using time as a dimension and one day as a scale, we can measure the busyness of China today - observing the flow of people makes travel more efficient. On average, more than 160 million people travel across regions every day, including 10 million people traveling by train, 150 million people traveling by road, 700000 people traveling by ship, and 1.7 million people traveling by plane. On average, nearly 280 million people travel through urban public transportation and taxis every day in the city. Observe the transportation of goods and ensure a more orderly operation. On average, 150 million tons of goods are transported daily, including approximately 14 million tons transported by train, 110 million tons transported by car, 25 million tons transported by ship, and 20000 tons transported by plane. Approximately 450 million parcels and parcels are received and sent daily, including 360 million parcels. Since last year, with the comprehensive restoration of normal economic and social operations, international transportation has clearly resumed as a significant feature. The bulletin shows that in 2023, the passenger volume of China's civil aviation international routes increased by 1461.7% compared to the previous year. The China Europe freight train operated 17000 trains and sent 1.9 million TEUs throughout the year, an increase of 6% and 18% respectively compared to the previous year. The throughput of foreign trade goods and containers at ports increased by 9.5% and 5% respectively compared to the previous year. Completed 3.07 billion international (Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) express delivery services, an increase of 52% compared to the previous year. "The continuously improving urban and rural logistics terminal distribution service network, as well as a more open and shared, global coverage, safe and reliable, and strong guarantee international logistics supply chain, have helped transportation and logistics show a sustained recovery and development trend, becoming a strong support for the smooth circulation of service economy." Zhou Jian, Deputy Director of the Information Center of the Science Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport, said. Transportation investment continues to operate at a high level, and transportation infrastructure investment reaches a historic high. People can enjoy their travel and goods flow smoothly, which cannot be achieved without the continuous strengthening of transportation infrastructure investment. Since last year, China has continued to strengthen infrastructure construction. The scale of transportation fixed assets investment has remained above 3 trillion yuan for seven consecutive years, reaching 3.9 trillion yuan in 2023. The average daily investment in transportation infrastructure is 10.7 billion yuan, a record high. Specifically, 764.5 billion yuan of railway fixed assets investment was completed in the whole year, up 7.5% over the previous year; The fixed assets investment for highways was 2824 billion yuan, down 1% from the previous year; The completed investment in fixed assets investment of waterway was 2016 billion yuan, an increase of 20.1% over the previous year. "Led by major projects and focused on networking, network complementation and chain strengthening, traffic fixed assets investment continues to operate at a high level, helping the traffic trunk network, fast network, and infrastructure network become more and more dense, so that the people can stride from" get it "to" get it right "." Zhou Jian said. The construction of smart and green transportation is constantly increasing. As of the end of last year, 18 automated container terminals had been built nationwide, and 27 automated container terminals were under construction, both of which ranked first in the world. The proportion of railway electric locomotives reached 65.3%, an increase of 0.9 percentage points, and the proportion of new energy vehicles in public buses and trams reached 77.7%, an increase of 6 percentage points. The construction of rural roads has achieved solid results. In 2023, 484.3 billion yuan of fixed assets investment will be invested in rural roads nationwide, 188000 kilometers of new rural roads will be rebuilt, and 8418 dangerous bridges of rural roads will be rebuilt. 832 poverty alleviation counties nationwide completed 718.3 billion yuan of highway fixed assets investment. Major transportation projects have the characteristics of high individual investment, significant social impact, and strong driving force. They are one of the important areas for expanding domestic demand, stabilizing growth, and promoting employment. The completion and opening of the Shenzhong Passage, the official closure of the Changtai Yangtze River Bridge, and the excavation of more than half of the Pinglu Canal's earthwork... Since the beginning of this year, various regions have accelerated the construction of major projects, forming a virtuous cycle of "one batch under construction, one batch newly opened, and one batch reserved". Transportation investment continues to play a stabilizing role in the economic recovery. The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Transport introduced that the next step will be to supervise and guide local governments to accelerate the implementation of ongoing projects, form more physical workload as soon as possible, and accelerate the construction of the main framework of the national comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network; At the same time, we will actively promote the digital upgrading, green transformation, and large-scale equipment updates of highway and waterway infrastructure, and accelerate the cultivation and growth of new quality productivity in transportation. (Lai Xin She)
Edit：He Chuanning Responsible editor：Su Suiyue
Source：Xinhua
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