China's railway network handles record 4.13 billion passenger trips in first 10 months of 2026

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China's railway network handled 4.13 billion passenger trips in the first 10 months of the year, up 4.7 percent year on year and the highest for the period on record, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway) said on Saturday.

Passengers prepare to board a train at Nanjing South Railway Station in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 30, 2026. China's railway network saw a peak in passenger flow on Wednesday, one day before the beginning of the seven-day National Day holiday. (Photo by Su Yang/Xinhua)

China's railway network handled 4.13 billion passenger trips in the first 10 months of the year, up 4.7 percent year on year and the highest for the period on record, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway) said on Saturday.The rise reflects increased capacity, improved services and stronger support for tourism and international passenger services.During the January-October period, the railway operator ran an average of 11,670 passenger trains per day, up 5 percent year on year, according to the company.Both passenger trips and passenger transport capacity hit single-day records on Oct.

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