Passengers have their tickets checked at the waiting hall of a railway station in Huzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, April 29, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING – The number of passenger trips handled by China's railways is expected to hit 19.5 million on Saturday, the first day of the five-day-long May Day holiday, data from the China State Railway Group Co, Ltd shows.
The number is expected to make a new high in terms of single-day passenger traffic, according to the group.
The country reports strong demand for travel during the May Day holiday, the first long holiday after the seven-day-long Spring Festival holiday, which was in late January.

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About 120 million domestic trips are expected to be made by Chinese railway passengers from April 27 to May 4 around the May Day holiday, earlier data shows.

Passengers are pictured at the platform of the Xuzhou East Railway Station in Xuzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, April 29, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

China's railways are maximizing their transportation potential and increasing capacity to satisfy people's travel needs, while improving service quality to ensure that passengers have better experiences.