China Railway Sets New Daily Passenger Record on October 1

China's national railway operator reported that on October 1, the country's railway network carried a record 25.204 million passengers, establishing a new high for daily passenger volume. The transport operations were described as safe and orderly.

For October 2, the railway system anticipated transporting 20.39 million passengers and had scheduled an additional 1,462 train services. This surge in travel is attributed to the confluence of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, leading to robust demand for tourism and family visits.

During this peak travel period, China's railways are operating under a high-capacity schedule, with approximately 13,000 passenger train services planned daily. The elevated passenger flow is expected to continue throughout the holiday period.

Popular departure cities on October 2 included Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Shenzhen. Key destinations were similar, with Wuhan, Xi'an, Zhengzhou, and Nanjing also seeing high traffic. Specific routes like Guangzhou to Nanning, Xi'an to Chengdu, and Beijing to Shenyang were noted for concentrated passenger flow.

Guangzhou South Station recorded 1.049 million passengers on October 1, setting a new historical record for daily passenger throughput at a single station and marking the first Chinese railway station to handle over one million passengers in a day.