With the largest high-speed network in the world, China Railway ferries hundreds of millions of passengers across the country (Photo: Xinhua)
China Railway has transported over 200 million passengers since the beginning of the 40-day Spring Festival travel season on January 14 which coincides with the Lunar New Year.
In a press statement, China State Railway Group Company (China Railway) says that as of January 30, the country’s railways had transported a total of 206 million passengers, adding that just in three days from January 28, which marked the start of the holiday season, the railways had ferried over 22.95 million passengers.
The statement adds that across various regions, China Railway has increased capacity on popular travel routes, enhanced station and train services, and implemented measures to provide passengers with a better travel experience.
China Railway says that the country’s total railway operating mileage has exceeded 160,000 km, with the high-speed railway surpassing 46,000 km. The railway network covers 99 pc of the Chinese cities with a population of over 200,000 each, and the high-speed railway network covers 97 pc of cities with a population of over 500,000, it said. China has by far the largest high-speed network in the world.