Passenger numbers drop, but freight traffic up as China recovers from Covid-19

Sponsored advertisement CR carried 818 million passengers between January and June, with passenger numbers beginning to recover from March as the country began to loosen its lockdown. 166 million passengers travelled in June, with an average of 5.53 million passengers a day, up 9.4% year-on-year. In order to accelerate the recovery of passenger numbers, CR says it is making use of recently-opened lines to optimise services, and is also looking to track passenger flows in real-time using big data. This will allow the timetable to be dynamically adjusted to meet demand. CR is also looking to introduce electronic tickets across…