Xinhua News Agency, April 29, China Railway Corporation learned today that in the first quarter of this year, the National Railway Group took the initiative to meet the growing demand for passenger travel and increased its transport capacity. The national railway sent a total of 753 million passengers, an increase of 66 percent over the same period last year. In the first quarter, while the railway passenger transport volume continued to grow strongly, the national railway cargo delivery volume repeatedly reached record highs, with a total of 970 million tons of goods delivered, an increase of 2.3 percent over the same period last year. In the first quarter, China Railway Group achieved revenue of 271.9 billion yuan, an increase of 18.2% over the same period last year. In addition, the National Railway Group gave full play to the role of investment in railway construction. In the first quarter, the national railway completed 113.55 billion yuan in fixed assets investment, an increase of 6.6 percent over the same period last year, a relatively large increase in recent years.