"[He is]one of 480 million people who will be traveling during the weeklong National Day holiday, as estimated by the China Tourism Academy－an increase of 13 percent from last year. About 92.7 million people are expected to take to the rails during the upcoming National Day holiday, up 12.9 percent from the previous year, the China Railway Corporation forecast on Sunday."
Kinda makes Amtrak seem like a little Mom and Pop operation, when in one day China rail carries 3X as many passengers as Amtrak does in an entire year.
C&NW, CA&E, MILW, CGW and IC fan
Workers load a car onto a Beijing-Hangzhou freight train on Sunday, September 28, 2014. The train is specially arranged by the Beijing Railway Administration for those who want to have a self-drive National Day holiday. With the service, passengers on rail lines linking Beijing and Hangzhou can reach destinations simultaneously with their cars transported by the specific freight train. Over 50 cars will be transported during the upcoming golden week holiday under the service, said the Beijing Railway Administration.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/n/2014/0930/c90882-8789871.html
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