Railway passenger trips reach single-day record

China's railway network handled 25.204 million passenger trips on October 1, the first day of the week-long National Day holiday, setting a new single-day record, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway) said on Friday. On October 2, the railway network is expected to handle 20.39 million passenger trips, with 1,462 additional trains scheduled to accommodate the high demand, the company said. Passenger ticket pre-sales show that Friday's popular departure cities include Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Zhengzhou and Nanjing, while popular arrival cities include Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Wuhan, Xi'an, Zhengzhou, Nanjing and Changsha. Routes such as Xi'an-Chengdu round trips, as well as Beijing to Shenyang, Zhengzhou and Qingdao, are among the busiest. Railway authorities across the country have strengthened transport organisation and implemented measures to ensure safe, convenient and comfortable travel. The China Railway Taiyuan Group has coordinated with local transport departments and scenic spots to add shuttle buses linking Datong South Station with the Yungang Grottoes, a Unesco World Heritage site featuring over 50,000 Buddhist stone sculptures, and the Hengshan Mountain scenic area in north China's Shanxi Province. The China Railway Hohhot Group has added 11 multiple-unit trains on the Baotou-Wuhai section of the Baotou-Yinchuan high-speed railway. The China...