Railway trips near 35 mln in China during holiday

Source: Xinhua| 2021-09-22 17:05:25|Editor: huaxia

A staff member of Hankou Railway Station guides passengers on the platform in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

BEIJING, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Some 34.99 million railway passenger trips were made in China during the four-day travel rush for the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, official data showed Wednesday.

From Sept. 18 to 21, the average number of daily railway passenger trips reached nearly 8.75 million, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.

Passenger trips peaked at 10.48 million on Sunday, the company said.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Sept. 21 this year, is a traditional festival symbolizing family reunions.

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