Research Article

Evaluating the Rail-Based Multimodal Freight Transportation after HSR Entry in Yangtze River Delta Economics Zone

Table 2

The 2019 traffic of the evaluated freight stations in Yangtze River Delta.

Yangtze River DeltaShanghaiZhejiangJiangsuAnhui

Freight traffic (000’tonnes)Arterial stations44478.296936.215687.3619332.2213717.36
Year on year20.91%−1.39%19.81%38.13%−0.20%
Branch stations40050.0514231.312668.3111955.57
Year on year14.99%24.63%−5.06%25.62%
Total84528.346936.229918.6722000.5425672.93
Year on year18.03%−1.39%22.05%30.91%10.36%

Container traffic (000’TEU)Arterial stations1369.66322.57482.99531.37138.32
Year on year47.94%22.25%37.75%90.50%90.21%
Branch stations515.46339.7534.5835.52
Year on year37.34%27.45%−3.76%9.28%
Total1885.11322.57822.75565.95173.84
Year on year44.88%22.25%33.30%79.75%65.21%