{"id":97470,"date":"2026-04-18T14:52:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/china-railway-passenger-trips-reach-121-million"},"modified":"2026-04-18T14:52:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:52:35","slug":"china-railway-passenger-trips-reach-121-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/china-railway-passenger-trips-reach-121-million","title":{"rendered":"China Railway Passenger Trips Reach 121 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>China\u2019s railways handled 121 million passenger trips during the just-concluded Spring Festival holiday, up 11.5 percent compared with last year\u2019s holiday period, official data showed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the last day of the holiday, the country\u2019s railways witnessed 18.73 million passenger trips, setting a record high for single-day passenger trips during the Spring Festival travel rush, according to data from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>To meet surging demand, an average of 12,380 passenger trains were operated daily, and up to 2,314 temporary passenger trains were added in a single day on popular routes and sections.<\/p>\n<p>On peak travel days before and after the holidays, over 1,000 nighttime high-speed trains ran daily on major corridors.<\/p>\n<p>During the holiday, the national railway network handled 85.38 million tonnes of cargo, with average daily freight loading reaching 157,000 railcars, the data revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The Spring Festival, which is also known as Chinese New Year, fell on Feb. 17 this year, and the official holiday lasted nine days from Feb. 15 to Feb. 23.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. China\u2019s railways handled 121 million passenger trips during the just-concluded Spring Festival holiday, up 11.5 percent compared with last year\u2019s holiday period, official data showed on Tuesday. 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