Yangtze Delta high-speed rail passenger numbers to exceed 400 million in first half of 2024: Chinese report

China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd. announced on the 2nd that the number of passengers on high-speed railways running through the Yangtze River Delta region, including Shanghai, exceeded 400 million (total number of passengers, same below) in the first half of this year.
According to the company, the number of passengers using high-speed rail in the Yangtze River Delta reached 433 million in the first six months of this year. The average number of passengers per day was nearly 2.4 million, up from the same period last year.
This is a 16% increase from the previous quarter. Looking at passenger usage, the number of passengers in the second quarter (April-June) increased significantly from the first quarter (January-March). The number of passengers in the second quarter was 232 million.
On May 2nd, the number of passengers on the airline reached a record high of 3.785 million. An official from the company's passenger transportation department said, "In the first half of this year, the economy recovered steadily, and people's travel habits increased.
"The number of people using the high-speed railway has increased significantly compared to the same period last year, due to increased enthusiasm," he said. Meanwhile, the summer special transportation system "Summer Transport" began operating on July 1. During the "Summer Transport" period (
From July 1 to August 31, the number of high-speed rail users in the Yangtze River Delta region is expected to reach 174 million.