China's railways haul parcels from shopping spree(1/5)

Staff members of China Railway load sacks of parcels, most of which are from Singles' Day online shopping, onto a high-speed bullet train at Beijing South Railway Station, Nov. 11, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Tianyong)

Singles' Day is an enormous annual e-commerce shopping spree in China. 1,500 high-speed passenger trains were used for express delivery between to answer the growing demand for logistics services during the shopping spree.

Staff members of China Railway load sacks of parcels, most of which are from Singles' Day online shopping, onto a high-speed bullet train at Beijing South Railway Station, Nov. 11, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Tianyong)

Staff members of China Railway load sacks of parcels, most of which are from Singles' Day online shopping, onto a high-speed bullet train at Beijing South Railway Station, Nov. 11, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Tianyong)

Staff members of China Railway load sacks of parcels, most of which are from Singles' Day online shopping, onto a high-speed bullet train at Beijing South Railway Station, Nov. 11, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Tianyong)

Parcels are loaded onto a high-speed bullet train at Beijing South Railway Station, Nov. 11, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Jia Tianyong)