Tibet's cargo movement increases 6.2pc to 10 million tonnes in 2011
2012 04 19
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TIBET government's statistics show that the region moved 10.4 million tonnes of cargo in 2011, 6.2 per cent more than in 2010, Xinhua reports.
Road cargo traffic increased 2.8 per cent to 9.79 million tonnes. Railway cargo surged 62.5 per cent to 486,300 tonnes. Air freight dropped 17.7 per cent to 12,100 tonnes.
In the same year, the region registered a passenger volume of 39.38 million, which plunged 52.6 per cent. Road passenger volume fell 54.6 per cent to 36.59 million. Railway passenger numbers increased 8.7 per cent to 958,600. Air passenger numbers grew 18.9 per cent to 1.83 million.
As of the end of 2011, there have been 63,108 kilometres of roads in operation in Tibet, 4,859 kilometres more than in 2010.
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