About this episode

The episode discusses the record-high railway traffic in China's national railway network during the May Day holiday.

China's national railway network set records for passenger and freight traffic during the May Day holiday. From April 29 to May 6, passenger trips totaled 159 million, up 5.2 percent.

Topics covered

• travel
• railway traffic
• May Day holiday
• passenger trips
• freight traffic

Keywords

• China
• May Day
• railway traffic
• passenger trips
• freight traffic
• holiday travel
• record high

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Places: China

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