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Bullet trains prove big holiday hit
By Wang Ying (China Daily)
Updated: 2007-05-08 10:30 Tickets for the trains, however, have been selling fast across the country. "Can I please have a ticket for today or tomorrow to Shenyang?" asked a woman traveler at theBeijingRailway Station on Sunday. "We only have tickets for May 8 or later," replied a ticket seller. There are 256 bullet trains that traverse the country daily, including 26 that set off from Beijing, but there are almost no seats to be had. "Tickets for bullet trains during the holidays were all sold out," Yu Xuejin, an official with Beijing Railway Station, was quoted by CCTV as saying. Housewife Sun and her family were off to visit relatives in East China'sShandongProvince during the holidays and said it was a good way to travel. "It's wonderful, it cuts journey time, the trains are comfortable, and service excellent," she said. Railway departments have been handling an average of 4.26 million passengers daily during the holiday period, exceeding that of the Spring Festival, according to an article on the Ministry of Railways website. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
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