People's Daily, Beijing, January 15 (Reporter Han Xin) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Transport on the 15th that in 2024, my country added 18 new urban rail transit operation lines, 27 new operating sections, and 748 kilometers of new operating mileage. In 2024, 40.85 million trains were actually launched, with a passenger volume of 32.24 billion, an increase of 2.8 billion from 2023, an increase of 9.5% year-on-year.

Urban rail transit has the advantages of large transportation volume, fast speed, low energy consumption, small pollution, and safety and reliability. As of the end of December 2024, a total of 54 cities in my country have opened and operated 325 urban rail transit lines, with an operating mileage of 10,945.6 kilometers and 6,324 stations.

Specifically, 43 cities have opened and operated 267 subway and light rail lines, with an operating mileage of 9477.6 kilometers, and completed passenger volume of 31.13 billion; 16 cities have opened and operated 25 monorail, maglev, and urban rapid rail transit lines, with an operating mileage of 970.7 kilometers, and completed passenger volume of 980 million; 18 cities have opened and operated 33 trams and automatic guided rail lines, with an operating mileage of 497.3 kilometers, and completed passenger volume of 130 million.