China's railway network sees steady growth in passenger trips in July

A railway staff member walks past the bullet train G319 at Chongqing West Railway Station in southwest China's Chongqing, July 11, 2019. China's railway network saw steady growth in passenger trips in July as summer holidays drove up travel demand, data from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. showed. A total of about 356 million railway passenger trips were made last month, up 9.7 percent year on year, according to the company. July saw over 10 million passenger trips made each day, with a peak transport of 12.7 million registered on July 6. Bullet trains took the lion's share of railway passenger trips last month, posting a strong year-on-year growth of 17.2 percent. The company has taken a string of steps to raise transport capacity and improve services to deal with robust summer traffic. Starting July 27, electronic tickets were piloted on four high-speed inter-city railways, to make train-taking easier for passengers. (Xinhua/Tang Yi) [page] 

A passenger takes photos through a window of "Huangshan" high-speed rail train in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, July 1, 2019. China's railway network saw steady growth in passenger trips in July as summer holidays drove up travel demand, data from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. showed. A total of about 356 million railway passenger trips were made last month, up 9.7 percent year on year, according to the company. July saw over 10 million passenger trips made each day, with a peak transport of 12.7 million registered on July 6. Bullet trains took the lion's share of railway passenger trips last month, posting a strong year-on-year growth of 17.2 percent. The company has taken a string of steps to raise transport capacity and improve services to deal with robust summer traffic. Starting July 27, electronic tickets were piloted on four high-speed inter-city railways, to make train-taking easier for passengers. (Xinhua/Shi Yalei)[page] 

Two passengers rush to board the bullet train G305 at Tianjin West Railway Station in north China's Tianjin, July 10, 2019. China's railway network saw steady growth in passenger trips in July as summer holidays drove up travel demand, data from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. showed. A total of about 356 million railway passenger trips were made last month, up 9.7 percent year on year, according to the company. July saw over 10 million passenger trips made each day, with a peak transport of 12.7 million registered on July 6. Bullet trains took the lion's share of railway passenger trips last month, posting a strong year-on-year growth of 17.2 percent. The company has taken a string of steps to raise transport capacity and improve services to deal with robust summer traffic. Starting July 27, electronic tickets were piloted on four high-speed inter-city railways, to make train-taking easier for passengers. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)[page]

A child waves from inside the window of the bullet train G319 at Chongqing West Railway Station in southwest China's Chongqing, July 11, 2019. China's railway network saw steady growth in passenger trips in July as summer holidays drove up travel demand, data from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. showed. A total of about 356 million railway passenger trips were made last month, up 9.7 percent year on year, according to the company. July saw over 10 million passenger trips made each day, with a peak transport of 12.7 million registered on July 6. Bullet trains took the lion's share of railway passenger trips last month, posting a strong year-on-year growth of 17.2 percent. The company has taken a string of steps to raise transport capacity and improve services to deal with robust summer traffic. Starting July 27, electronic tickets were piloted on four high-speed inter-city railways, to make train-taking easier for passengers. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)[page]

Trainees attend the training course in Xi'an, northwest China's Shanxi Province, July 22, 2019. China's railway network saw steady growth in passenger trips in July as summer holidays drove up travel demand, data from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. showed. A total of about 356 million railway passenger trips were made last month, up 9.7 percent year on year, according to the company. July saw over 10 million passenger trips made each day, with a peak transport of 12.7 million registered on July 6. Bullet trains took the lion's share of railway passenger trips last month, posting a strong year-on-year growth of 17.2 percent. The company has taken a string of steps to raise transport capacity and improve services to deal with robust summer traffic. Starting July 27, electronic tickets were piloted on four high-speed inter-city railways, to make train-taking easier for passengers. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)[page]

Stewardesses present souvenirs to the passengers aboard the bullet train G305 on July 10, 2019. China's railway network saw steady growth in passenger trips in July as summer holidays drove up travel demand, data from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. showed. A total of about 356 million railway passenger trips were made last month, up 9.7 percent year on year, according to the company. July saw over 10 million passenger trips made each day, with a peak transport of 12.7 million registered on July 6. Bullet trains took the lion's share of railway passenger trips last month, posting a strong year-on-year growth of 17.2 percent. The company has taken a string of steps to raise transport capacity and improve services to deal with robust summer traffic. Starting July 27, electronic tickets were piloted on four high-speed inter-city railways, to make train-taking easier for passengers. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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