Poster: China's railway passenger trips hit new high during Jan-Aug

A total of 3.2 billion passenger trips were made during this period, marking a 6.7% increase year on year.

During the period, an average of 11,127 trains were operated daily, up 7.7% compared to a year earlier.

Cross-border railway services also operated steadily during this period. The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railway recorded nearly 21.15 million passenger trips, while the China-Laos Railway handled 174,000 trips.