Railway network operates smoothly during summer rush

China's railway network maintained smooth and efficient operations as it transported passengers and cargo during the two-month summer travel rush, which ended on Wednesday, the national railway operator China State Railway Group said.

From July 1 to Wednesday, the network handled some 440 million passenger trips. The average number of daily trips was 7.17 million, with 8.74 million at its peak.

During that period, 650 million metric tons of goods were transported, a year-on-year increase of 7.5 percent.