# China's railway passenger trips hit record single-day high

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- CGTN, 2026-10-02 08:51 UTC
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- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-02/China-s-railway-passenger-trips-hit-record-single-day-high-1QUIZPVheVi/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China’s railway network carried a record 25.204 million passenger trips on October 1, the first day of the week-long National Day holiday. It expects 20.39 million trips on October 2 and plans to run 1,462 extra trains. About 284 million trips are forecast for the combined holiday period through October 8.

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