Published: 18:04, May 7, 2025
China sees record rail passenger trips, freight during Labor Day holiday
By Luo Wangshu
Passengers prepare to board a train at Nanjing Railway Station in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, May 1, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

China's railway system saw record-breaking passenger volume and steady cargo growth during the just concluded Labor Day holiday travel rush, reflecting a robust recovery in both domestic mobility and logistics demand, according to the national railway operator China State Railway Group on Wednesday.

From April 29 to May 6, a total of 151 million passenger trips were made on the national railway network, marking a year-on-year increase of 10.6 percent. May 1 alone witnessed 23.12 million passenger trips, setting a new single-day record for passenger volume.

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The number of passenger trains in operation reached an average of 12,801 per day, a 6.8 percent increase year-on-year. On May 1, the network operated 13,752 train services, marking the highest single-day passenger transport capacity in history.

In addition to strong passenger figures, freight operations also saw solid performance. Over the eight-day period, the railway system transported 89.48 million metric tons of cargo, up 4.6 percent compared with the same period last year.

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The country's railways maintained safe, stable and orderly operations throughout the holiday, the company said.