China's urban rail transit completed 2.94 billion passenger trips in October

China News Service, Beijing, November 10 (Reporter Liu Wenwen) Data released by the Ministry of Transport of China on the 10th showed that China's urban rail transit completed 2.94 billion passenger trips in October.

The urban rail transit operation data quick report released on that day showed that in October 2026, a total of 350 urban rail transit lines were opened and operated in 54 cities in 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, with an operating mileage of 11,992.5 kilometers, 3.94 million trains actually operated, and 1.75 billion passengers entered the station. In October, the average daily passenger volume increased by 753,000 passengers month-on-month, an increase of 0.8%, and an increase of 3.86 million passengers, an increase of 4.2% year-on-year. The average passenger intensity of the country's total operating mileage in October was 8,000 passengers per kilometer per day.

In October, 43 cities opened and operated 288 subway and light rail lines, with an operating mileage of 10,402.9 kilometers, carrying 2.82 billion passengers, and 1.66 billion station visits; 18 cities opened and operated 27 monorail, maglev, and urban rapid rail transit lines, with an operating mileage of 2.82 billion. It has a total mileage of 1,032.9 kilometers, with a passenger volume of 95.18 million, and 62.24 million passengers entering the station; 19 cities have opened 35 tram and automatic guided rail lines, with an operating mileage of 556.7 kilometers, with a passenger volume of 11.78 million, and a passenger volume of 11.21 million.

In October, 27.5 kilometers of new operating mileage were added, and 2 new operating sections were added, namely the second phase project of Wuhan Rail Transit Line 12 and the adjustment project of Line 12.