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6.12 million train trips made on January 2

ABOUT 6.12 million train trips were made on Friday, the second day of a three-day New Year holiday, surging 18.3 percent year on year, China Railway Corporation (CRC) said on Saturday.

Traffic in major cities rose significantly during the holiday, said the operator of the world's largest high-speed rail network.

Some 599,000 passengers left Beijing by train on Friday, a year-on-year rise of 8.4 percent. More than 1.25 million left Shanghai, jumping 20.4 percent and 886,000 left Guangzhou, up 24.3 percent.

CRC said 8 million trips are expected on Saturday, the last day of the holiday, and it would dispatch 84 additional trains to accommodate the holiday rush. 




 

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