China's rail passenger trips, cargo volume rise in February

BEIJING - China's railways saw steady growth in passenger trips and freight volume in February, official data showed.

Last month, the railways operated 272.97 million passenger trips, surging 43.3 percent year-on-year, according to the National Railway Administration.

In the first two months of this year, the number of rail passenger trips stood at 509.07 million, jumping 37.9 percent year-on-year, said the administration.

China's rail freight volume, a key indicator of economic activities, rose 6.8 percent year-on-year in February to 396.79 million tons.

The data also shows that some 809.91 million tons of cargo were transported via the railways during the Jan-Feb period, up 2.7 percent from the same period last year.