China's rail freight volume grows by 9.1 pct in 2018

A departure ceremony of China-Europe freight train service for cross-border e-commerce is held at Yangpu Station in Shanghai, east China, March 30, 2018. China's rail freight volume, an indicator of broad economic activity, rose 9.1 percent year on year in 2018, according to the China Railway Corporation. Railways carried 4.02 billion tonnes of freight last year, 334 million tonnes more than the previous year, data from the company showed. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)