China's passenger trips surged 56.3% year on year to 4.32 billion in the first half of the year (H1), data from the Ministry of Transport showed.

Passengers board a train at Dingxi North Railway Station in Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, May 3, 2023. (Photo by Wang Kexian/Xinhua)

The country's road passenger trips totaled 2.14 billion in this period, rising 18.6% year on year, according to the ministry.

Passenger trips made via China's waterways soared 146.8% from the same period last year to 120 million.

During the same period, passenger trips using China's urban transport stood at 45.42 billion, up 15% from the pervious year, the data revealed.