# China railway passenger trips hit record high in first eight months

https://mins.news/en/item/65924

- CGTN, 2026-09-19 08:53 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-19/China-railway-passenger-trips-hit-record-high-in-first-eight-months-1Qz9kFkMgaQ/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China recorded 3.32 billion railway passenger trips in the first eight months of 2026, up 3.9% year on year, China Railway said. Foreign passenger trips exceeded 16.68 million, helped by the transit visa-free policy, while cross-border travel on the China-Laos Railway and Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railway also grew.

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