Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) — China’s rail passenger traffic rose 5.9 percent year-on-year to a record 1.46 billion person-times from January to April, data released by China State Railway Corporation (CSRC) showed Thursday.
According to the KGZhK, in January-April the average daily number of passenger trains running in the country was 11,224, which is 7.1 percent more than a year earlier.
In order to meet market demand, KGZhK sent 367 special tourist trains.
According to the results of the first four months of this year, KGZhK served about 5.69 million foreign passengers, which is 32.1 percent more in annual terms, statistics show. -0-