A mechanic works at a train maintenance workshop in Hefei, east China's Anhui province, Oct 6, 2020. (HUANG BONHAN / XINHUA)

BEIJING - China's daily train trips exceeded 10 million for the seventh consecutive day on Wednesday in the eight-day national holiday.

The figures were higher than the 11.3 million rail passenger trips made on Tuesday, when 803 additional trains were put into operation

Twelve million railway passenger trips were expected and 1,129 additional trains wereput into operation to handle the spike in trips involving tourism and family visits on Wednesday, according to the China State Railway Group Co, Ltd.

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The figures were higher than the 11.3 million rail passenger trips made on Tuesday, when 803 additional trains were put into operation.

The railway operator estimated the railway passenger trips would reach 108 million during the holiday, which will end on Thursday.

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China celebrates its National Day on Oct 1, and the weeklong holiday this year has been extended to Oct 8 as it overlapped with the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional festival symbolizing family reunion that falls on Aug 15 on the lunar calendar.