China's railway freight to increase 30 pct by 2020

Source: Xinhua | 2018-07-03

China will increase its railway freight volume by 30 percent, or 1.1 billion tonnes, from 2017 to 2020, an official said Monday, as the country is working to improve its transport network and services.

Liu Xiaoming, vice minister of transport, announced a series of detailed targets of a three-year action plan at a press conference.

Apart from the growth in railway cargo, the country's waterborne freight will rise 7.5 percent, or 500 million tonnes, in 2020 from the level in 2017. Meanwhile, road freight transport from coastal ports will drop by 440 million tonnes.

The action plan is designed to improve the structure of China's transport services. Liu said planning and construction of different means of transportation will be coordinated.