In 2021, the highest volume in railway freight traffic recorded in Hebei province of China, amounting to over 497 billion ton-kilometers. In contrast, only 1.59 billion ton-kilometers transported by trains in Shanghai, the most populous city in China. The volume of railway freight traffic is calculated from the product of the cargo transported.
Railway freight traffic in China in 2020, by region (in billion ton-kilometers)
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (October 9, 2021). Railway freight traffic in China in 2020, by region (in billion ton-kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/278381/railway-freight-traffic-in-china-by-region/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Railway freight traffic in China in 2020, by region (in billion ton-kilometers)." Chart. October 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278381/railway-freight-traffic-in-china-by-region/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2021). Railway freight traffic in China in 2020, by region (in billion ton-kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278381/railway-freight-traffic-in-china-by-region/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Railway Freight Traffic in China in 2020, by Region (in Billion Ton-kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/278381/railway-freight-traffic-in-china-by-region/
National Bureau of Statistics of China, Railway freight traffic in China in 2020, by region (in billion ton-kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/278381/railway-freight-traffic-in-china-by-region/ (last visited September 23, 2023)
Railway freight traffic in China in 2020, by region (in billion ton-kilometers) [Graph], National Bureau of Statistics of China, October 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/278381/railway-freight-traffic-in-china-by-region/