How much of China uses public transportation?

In 2021, the number of urban public transport passengers in China amounted to about 99.4 billion. Of these, about half of them used buses or trolleybuses, an increase of 10.6 percent from 2020. In addition, around 23.7 billion passengers took the metro, an almost 35 percent higher than the previous year.



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Then, there's the local public transportation in China. Currently, China possesses the world's longest, second and third longest metro systems. On top of that, of the top 15 longest metro systems in the world, 8 of them are in China, and they also possess half of the top ten busiest metro systems in the world.

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Hong Kong has the highest use of public transport with 80% of the population preferring the mode. Hong Kong is highly congested, and the government discourages the use of private vehicles by levying high taxes on imported vehicles and parking fee.

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With the expansion of the national highway network after the Second World War, urban areas in the US were increasingly built to support road rather than rail travel. City centres were places to get in and out of, rather than move in and around. This led to housing sprawl out to ever-expanding suburbs.

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According to Statista Consumer Insights, 73 percent of American commuters use their own car to move between home and work, making it by far the most popular mode of transportation. Meanwhile, only 13 percent of the 7,649 respondents use public transportation while 11 percent ride their bike.

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The development of public transport is a determining factor in the country's economic development. The Chinese government has invested more than 3.28 trillion yuan (around US$ 514.98 billion) in the transport sector in 2021. It is noted that railways in China are one of the main components of the country's economy.

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This also means many large cities in China experience severe traffic congestion, as well as air pollution and high carbon emissions. The transport sector accounted for 55% of China's oil consumption in 2015, almost double what it was in 1990.

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