In January 2024, the operational data of urban rail transit showed some interesting features. Compared with the data of 2023, we can see the importance of the indicator of passenger intensity in urban rail transit. Strictly based on the principle that "the initial passenger traffic intensity shall not be less than 0. per kilometer per day."70,000 passengers, and the long-term passenger flow scale reaches more than 30,000 passengers per one-way peak hour", the only cities with passenger intensity above 1 are Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Xi'an, and Changsha.
These cities have performed well in the development of urban rail transit to meet people's demand for transportation. Among them, Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou, as the three major first-tier cities in China, are among the best in terms of operating mileage and passenger intensity of urban rail transit. Chengdu, Shenzhen, Xi'an, Changsha and other cities have also risen rapidly in recent years and become new stars in the development of urban rail transit.
In addition, it is worth noting that since 2018, no new "metro cities" have been born in China. This also reflects that the development of urban rail transit in China has entered a relatively mature stage, and the future development direction will pay more attention to improving operational efficiency and service quality to meet people's growing travel needs.