From January to July, the national railway transported 2.8 billion passengers.

According to reports from the China National Railway Group today, from January to July this year, the national railway system transported 2.8 billion passengers, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%, setting a new historical high for the same period. In the first seven months, the national railway system cumulatively transported 14.852 million foreign passengers, a year-on-year increase of 32.5%. The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link transported 20.049 million cross-border passengers, while the China-Laos Railway transported 214,000 cross-border passengers, representing year-on-year increases of 11.5% and 38.2%, respectively. International passenger trains on the China-Mongolia, China-Russia, China-Vietnam, and China-North Korea routes have been operating steadily, effectively supporting "cross-border tourism."