Railroads News
- Railways carry record passengers, freight
Date: 22-May-2007 Sources: (Shenzhen Daily)
CHINESE railways have seen record numbers of passengers and record freight volume since the country raised rail speeds April 18, the Ministry of Railways said Saturday.
The country's railways transported 115 million people in the past 30 days, up 4 percent on the same period of last year. Freight totaled 263 million tons, up 7 percent.
A new daily passenger record was created May 1, the first day of the weeklong Labor Day holidays, when 5.48 million people boarded trains.
Ministry sources said more than 99 percent of the trains started and arrived on time and ticket prices remained stable.
All high-speed trains were fully booked, said the sources.
They said more high-speed trains will be used to meet growing demand on forthcoming holidays, adding that the ministry is now focusing on improving safety.
The country will bring more than 500 China-made high-speed trains into operation this year after boosting the speed limit for rail traffic for the sixth time, the ministry said in April.
The high-speed trains travel at speeds of up to 250 kilometers per hour. Currently, express trains in China travel at an average of 115 kilometers per hour.
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