Newshot China's Railways Carried 4.13 Billion Passenger Trips from January to October, a Record High for the Same Period, Up 4.7% Year on Year
IT之家 November 14 news, China State Railway Group today released data: from January to October, China's railways carried a cumulative 4.13 billion passenger trips, up 4.7% year on year, a record high for the same period.
From January to October this year, the national railway network scheduled an average of 11,670 passenger trains per day, up 5.0% year on year. Among them, on October 1, 25.204 million passenger trips were made and 14,885 passenger trains were operated, with both single-day passenger volume and single-day passenger transport capacity hitting record highs.
From January to October, the national railway network operated a cumulative 3,236 tourist trains, including 1,084 special trains for music fans, sports fans, and study tours. Cross-border passenger transport was strengthened: the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Railway and the China-Laos Railway carried 29.23 million and 289,000 cross-border passenger trips respectively, up 11.0% and 33.0% year on year; international passenger trains between China and Mongolia, Russia, Vietnam, and North Korea were well operated to support "cross-border travel"; and convenience was provided for foreign passengers to "tour China by train," with 22.52 million foreign passenger trips carried, up 32.9% year on year.
IT之家 notes that railway 12306 launched a pilot reservation ticketing service for the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway and the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, and runs a regular reservation ticketing service for student passengers; it actively promotes new types of ticket products, with multi-ride tickets and period tickets now covering 75 routes and tourist multi-ride tickets covering 28 routes, and child passengers can enjoy discounted fares on tourist multi-ride tickets; senior passengers buying tickets for trains marked with the "敬" character from October 18 to December 30 enjoy a "discount on top of discount," and the railway frequent passenger membership program added a points discount measure for teachers.
In addition, the "quiet car" service covers more than 8,000 high-speed train sets, the "pet travel" service covers 170 high-speed rail stations and 420 high-speed train sets, the "light travel" service covers 212 stations, and a pilot "bring your bicycle" service was launched on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway and the Hainan Roundabout High-Speed Railway. China State Railway Group also mentioned that it is improving in-transit services such as the railway QR code, convenient transfers, and online meal ordering, enhancing catering service quality, and striving to provide "a good boxed meal."
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