In terms of transportation mileage, as of June this year, the national railway operating mileage has reached1460,000 kilometers, including 38,000 kilometers of high-speed rail. The mileage is far ahead in the world, and domestic inter-provincial transportation has also become very convenient. Even some second-and third-tier cities have access to high-speed rail. In the past, it took dozens of hours to walk, and it only took a few hours to reach the destination under the high-speed rail galloping at a speed of up to 300 kilometers per hour, which greatly promoted the development of urban economy and reduced the time cost of people's travel. Take Wuhan as an example. As the center of a central city, you can take the high-speed train directly from here, or transfer to almost any place you want to go. It is about 1 0,200 kilometers from Beijing to Wuhan. K599 train takes 16 hours to arrive, while G403 high-speed train takes only 4 hours 17 minutes from Beijing to Wuhan. It only takes two movies to reach thousands of miles away. Such progress cannot but make people happy.
In terms of transportation capacity, in terms of passenger transport, from 20 15 to 20 19, the national railway passenger volume increased by 9.6% annually. In the past, it was hard to get a ticket, especially for trains with good time periods, which were often lost at the moment of ticket release. A large number of passengers delayed their trip because there were no tickets to buy. Now with the increasing abundance of railway resources, this problem has been solved to some extent. In terms of freight transport, during the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the national railway freight volume was 4.389 billion tons, an increase of 30.7% over the end of the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan". The proportion of railway freight volume in the total social freight volume increased from 7.8% in 20 17 to 9.5% in 20 19. The railway transportation capacity has been continuously improved, and its role has been continuously highlighted.
In terms of transportation services, during the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan period, e-tickets were widely implemented in railways across the country. From high-speed rail to ordinary railway, e-ticket has covered more than 99% of railway passengers. Up to now, the proportion of online railway ticket sales in China has exceeded 80%. More and more people have learned to use smart phones to buy tickets in advance, and electronic and intelligent ticketing has gradually entered the daily life of ordinary people. In the past, people needed to spend a lot of time exchanging paper tickets in advance at the ticket office of the railway station or the train ticket sales outlets in the city. After the implementation of e-ticket, passengers can brush their faces and enter the station, which not only reduces the waste and pollution of ticket paper, but also brings convenience and comfort to passengers. In addition, new services such as internet ordering and non-inductive security check have also facilitated our journey. In Guangzhou, the first pilot application of non-inductive security inspection. Its principle is to carry out green peer inspection on passengers with good credit according to internet information, so as to reduce the congestion pressure caused by security inspection during peak hours. It can be said that these new measures have greatly facilitated our lives.
Generally speaking, the achievements of China Railway in the past five years are extraordinary, and we have personally felt the convenience it brings, especially the high-speed railway in China, which is world-famous. I believe that with the continuous development of the railway, our traffic will be more convenient and our life will be more convenient.