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Beijing

Record number of rail trips made

Some 12.9 million train trips were made in China on Saturday, the first day of the three-day May Day holiday, exceeding the daily record set during the same period last year. According to China Railway Corp, 8.5 percent more trips were made on Saturday than on the same day a year ago. Megacities, including Beijing and Shanghai, saw huge passenger flows. The corporation estimated 10.15 million trips were made nationwide on Sunday. Extra trains were put into service to cope with demand.