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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) — China’s railway passenger traffic is expected to reach 17.8 million on Saturday, the first day of the Duanwu or Dragon Boat Festival holiday, state-owned China Railways Corp. said.
To cope with the influx of passengers, an additional 1,029 passenger trains are expected to be put into operation on Saturday, the corporation said, adding that the volume of passenger traffic on rail transport reached 15.78 million person-times the day before.
Popular destinations during the festival this year include the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Nanjing and Zhengzhou.
KZhD said railway services across the country are increasing capacity, improving service quality and organising cultural events at stations to further enhance the passenger experience.
A total of about 80.5 million passenger train trips are expected to be made during China’s five-day Dragon Boat Festival tourism boom. -0-