本文从地带、经济区和省份三个层面分析了我国改革开放以来铁路货运量的空间格局。区域铁路货运量现状格局呈现“中部高、东部次之、西部最低”的格局。铁路货运量自改革开放以来增长速度很快，增长格局呈现西高东低的态势，其中黄河中上游和尤其是内蒙古自治区上涨最快。单位GDP铁路货运量整体上呈现快速下降的趋势，在空间格局上呈“西部高、中部次之、东部最低”的态势。影响区域铁路货运量演变格局的原因主要有产业结构的变化和交通基础设施等。基于此，本文提出了科学进行铁路网规划、适应现代物流发展趋势以及加强铁路技术创新的建议。
This paper analyses the spatial pattern of the railway freight transport volume in China since the reform and opening up from the regions，economic zones and provinces. Status of regional railway freight transport volume pattern presents“Central region is the highest，followed by the east，the west is the lowest”. The railway freight transport volume grows rapidly，the pattern of the growth descends from the west to the east，and the the Middle Yellow River，especially Inner Mongolia grows fastest. The railway freight transport volume per unit of GDP showed a rapid decline these years，and it shows“western high，central second，eastern minimum”trend in the spatial pattern. Therefore，since the reform and opening up，China’s railway freight transport volume has been rising gradually，and the western region grows fastest;however the railway freight transport volume per unit of GDP has continued to decrease. The main influence factors of the evolution of the railway freight transport volume include industry structure and transportation infrastructure. Based on this，this paper has presented scientific railway network plan，adapting to the trend of the development modern logistics，and strengthening the railway technology innovation.
