China is seeing a rise in new models and forms of business in transport, bringing convenience to people and injecting fresh momentum to economic growth, a white paper released Tuesday says.
The white paper, titled "Sustainable Development of Transport in China", listed the following facts and figures on how the Internet is having a profound impact on the way people travel:
-- By the end of 2019, more than 400 cities across the country had online car-hailing services, with daily usage averaging 20 million trips.
-- Bike-sharing has effectively bridged the last kilometer in urban travel, with daily usage averaging more than 45.7 million trips.
-- The Internet is also changing freight logistics. The 95306 online platform for railway freight services was put in place. In 2019, the online rail freight service handling rate rose to 85 percent.
-- In 2019, a total of 3.57 billion tickets were sold on 12306.cn, China's official website for booking train tickets. Electronic tickets can be bought at almost all railway stations.
-- China is on the way to achieving full Wi-Fi coverage in high-speed trains and stations. It has also made innovations to roll out services such as online meal booking, wireless charging and intelligent interaction.
-- By the end of 2019, over 98 percent of the bus terminals at the county level and above offer province-side online ticket booking services.
