China's road, waterway passenger volume soars in first three quarters

BEIJING - China's road and waterway passenger trip volume logged robust expansion in the first three quarters of this year, official data showed.

The country's road transport network handled about 3.37 billion passenger trips during this period, surging 20.9 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Transport.

A total of 203.16 million passenger trips were made via China's waterways in the same period, skyrocketing 120.9 percent compared with a year earlier.

In September 2023 alone, passenger trips made via China's roads and waterways stood at 399.8 million and 19.02 million, respectively, the data also revealed.