On February 28, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on high-quality development of transportation to serve Chinese-style modernization.

　　China News Service, February 28 (China News reporter Xie Yiguan) The total number of trips in the 33 days before the Spring Festival reached a record high for the same period; the total mileage of my country's comprehensive transportation network exceeded 6 million kilometers; the per capita express delivery volume in 2023 will exceed 90 pieces; the express delivery industry Business volume ranks first in the world for 10 consecutive years...

　　On the 28th, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on high-quality development of transportation to serve Chinese-style modernization, and the transportation industry delivered outstanding results.

  The picture shows Nanchang Station in Jiangxi Province. Passengers pass through the ticket gate and prepare to board the train.

Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Lixin

The total number of trips in the 33 days before Spring Festival reached a record high for the same period in history

　　The Spring Festival Transport in 2024 is coming to an end.

Li Xiaopeng, Minister of Transport, said at the meeting that in the 33 days before the Spring Festival travel season, the flow of people was unprecedentedly active, and the total number of trips hit a new high for the same period in history.

As of the 27th, the number of cross-regional personnel movements reached 7.204 billion, an increase of 10.6% over 2023 and an increase of 9.1% over 2019.

　　According to him, during this year’s Spring Festival, the travel structure has undergone profound changes, and self-driving on roads has become the mainstay of travel.

In the first 33 days, the number of self-driving trips on expressways and ordinary national and provincial highways exceeded 5.8 billion, reaching a historical peak.

The flow of people by self-driving cars accounts for 80.7% of the total flow of people in the whole society, and "self-driving" and "self-driving travel" have become the absolute mainstay of Spring Festival travel.

　　"But at the same time, the passenger volume of railways and civil aviation has also exceeded the pre-epidemic level and is operating at a high level. The railways have reached the highest level in the same period in history, and the civil aviation has reached the highest level in history." Li Xiaopeng said.

  The picture shows the Haixiu Interchange in the Haikou section of the G15 Shenhai Expressway.

(Drone photo) Photo by China News Service reporter Luo Yunfei

The total mileage of my country’s comprehensive transportation network exceeds 6 million kilometers

　　This year marks the 5th anniversary of the issuance of the "Outline for Building a Powerful Transportation Country". Li Xiaopeng pointed out that in the past five years, our transportation has taken a big step towards becoming "strong" on the basis of "big" and "better" on the basis of "having". Another big step forward.

　　He said that in the past five years, the transportation infrastructure network has become stronger.

The total mileage of the comprehensive transportation network exceeds 6 million kilometers.

Among them, there are 159,000 kilometers of railways, including 45,000 kilometers of high-speed rail; 5.441 million kilometers of roads, including 184,000 kilometers of expressways; 128,000 kilometers of inland waterways, including 68,000 kilometers of waterways above grade, of which 17,000 are high-grade waterways. km; it has 21,905 productive port berths, including 2,883 berths over 10,000 tons; it has 259 civil transport airports, and 38 have an annual passenger throughput of more than 10 million.

　　He also mentioned that from 2019 to 2023, the cumulative investment in transportation fixed assets in the past five years exceeded 18 trillion yuan, of which 3.9 trillion yuan was completed in 2023.

  Data map: Shijiazhuang Eastern Modern Logistics Hub Base.

Photo by Wang Peng

Positive results have been achieved in reducing transportation and logistics costs

　　Reducing the logistics costs of the whole society is an important measure to promote high-quality economic and social development. In the work of reducing the logistics costs of the whole society, transportation logistics is an important area.

　　Li Xiaopeng said that over the years, the work of reducing transportation and logistics costs has achieved positive results, but compared with the requirements of high-quality development, there is still a big gap compared with the requirements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council.

Generally speaking, "low cost in a single link and high operating cost in the entire chain" is the most prominent contradiction in current logistics operations. "Low logistics resource allocation efficiency and low circulation cycle efficiency" are the key factors that lead to high logistics costs.

　　According to him, in the next step, the Ministry of Transport will organize special actions to reduce transportation logistics costs, improve quality and increase efficiency.

　　Specifically, it mainly includes accelerating the improvement of the comprehensive transportation service system, promoting structural cost reduction, improving quality and efficiency; strengthening the efficient connection of various links, promoting systematic cost reduction, improving quality and efficiency; accelerating the construction of a national unified transportation and logistics market, and promoting Institutional cost reduction, quality improvement and efficiency improvement; accelerating the development of smart logistics and green logistics, and promoting technical cost reduction, quality improvement and efficiency improvement.

  Data map: Workers check express packages back and forth at the mail processing center.

Photo by Yang Huafeng

Per capita express delivery usage will exceed 90 items in 2023

　　As one of the formats in the logistics field with the highest comprehensive transportation combination efficiency, the highest degree of information organization, the best cost performance, and the widest range of services, China Express has become a beautiful "China business card."

　　Zhao Chongjiu, director of the State Post Bureau, said at the meeting that the business volume of China's express delivery industry has ranked first in the world for 10 consecutive years.

In 2023, the express delivery business volume will complete 132 billion pieces, and the business revenue will be 1.2 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 19.4% and 14.3% respectively. The annual per capita express delivery usage will exceed 90 pieces.

　　In addition to the continued expansion of the industry scale, the service network of the express delivery industry has also become smoother.

“The international postal express delivery hub cluster with Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta and other urban agglomerations as its core has been basically completed. Asia’s first professional cargo airport, SF Express Ezhou Huahu Airport, is fully operational. All organized villages have direct mail access, and a comprehensive network covering all cities has been basically built. A postal express service network that reaches rural areas and reaches the world." Zhao Chongjiu said.

  Data map.

Photo by Dai Wenchang

Resolutely rectify illegal charging of rural express delivery services

　　As an important bridge that serves production, promotes consumption, connects urban and rural areas, and smoothes circulation, the county and rural delivery logistics and distribution system plays an important role in promoting rural revitalization and promoting common prosperity.

　　"But at the same time, we are also clearly aware that the development of express delivery in rural areas still has problems such as unstable service quality and insufficient accessibility." Zhao Chongjiu pointed out.

　　According to him, in 2024, the State Post Bureau will focus on further improving the three-level delivery logistics and distribution system in counties and villages, improving the ability of express delivery to villages and households, resolutely rectifying illegal charging practices for rural express delivery services, and improving the ability to serve the sales of agricultural products. , these four aspects of work.

　　In terms of rectifying illegal charges for rural express delivery services, Zhao Chongjiu mentioned that currently, illegal charges still exist in some rural areas. We must continue to increase rectification efforts, effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, create a fair market environment, and maintain the express delivery industry. stable and healthy development.

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