China sees record number of railway passenger trips in Jan.-Oct.(1/3)

Passengers board trains at Beijing South Railway Station on May 31, 2025. (File photo/China News Service)

China's railway system handled a record-high number of passenger trips during the first 10 months of 2025, data from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. showed on Sunday. In the January-October period, the number of railway passenger trips totaled 3.95 billion across the country, up 6.4 percent from a year earlier, according to the railway operator.

Passengers board trains at Beijing North Railway Station on May 31, 2025. (File photo/China News Service)

Passengers board trains at Beijing Railway Station on Oct. 3, 2025. (File photo/China News Service)