China Railway’s Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday transportation ends, sending more than 300 million passengers

China News Service, Beijing, October 9 (Reporter Liu Wenwen) Reporter learned from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China Railway Group") on the 9th that the 16-day railway transportation during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday from September 23 to October 8 came to a successful conclusion. The transportation was safe, stable and orderly. The country's railways have sent a total of 302 million passengers and the national railways have sent a total of 192 million tons of cargo, a year-on-year increase of 24.6% and 5.0% respectively, showing a good trend of both passengers and cargo.

The person in charge of the transportation department of the National Railway Group said that this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays are close, and there is a strong demand for travel, family visits, leisure and other travel and festival material transportation, and many passenger transport indicators have reached record highs. The national railways operated an average of 13,300 passenger trains per day, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%. Among them, 14,885 passenger trains were operated on October 1, setting a record high in single-day passenger transport capacity. On October 1, 25.204 million passengers were sent, setting a record high in single-day passenger transport.

During the holidays, the railway department carefully designed and operated special tourist trains with different characteristics such as sightseeing, ecological health care, and red study, connecting the natural scenery, cultural monuments and special food along the route, allowing more passengers to "travel China happily" by train, and promoting holiday cultural tourism consumption. At the same time, the railway department has strengthened the organization of cross-border passenger transport. The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Railway and the China-Laos Railway carried 1.66 million and 14,000 cross-border passengers respectively, effectively supporting "cross-border tourism."

In terms of ensuring the transportation of key materials, the national railways load an average of 197,000 vehicles per day, and have completed a total of 192 million tons of cargo delivery. This effectively guarantees the transportation of key materials for the national economy and people's livelihood and holiday materials such as coal, grain, and fertilizers, and better serves people's holiday travel and the smooth operation of the national economy.