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National holiday sees surge in travel on Oct 2

By Zhang Yi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-10-03 19:57
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An aerial drone photo taken on Oct 2, 2024 shows tourists visiting the Shenxianju scenery spot in Taizhou, East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo/Xinhua]

On Wednesday, or the second day of the National Day holiday, saw a significant surge in inter-regional passenger traffic, with a total of 283.7 million trips being made, representing a 4.1 percent increase year-on-year and a notable 15 percent rise compared to the same period in 2019, according to the Ministry of Transport.

China's railway network handled 18.24 million passenger trips, marking a 6.9 percent year-on-year and an impressive 25.8 percent surge from the same period in 2019.

Road passenger traffic also saw a substantial increase, totaling 262 million trips, showing a 3.8 percent rise year-on-year and a significant 14.7 percent increase from the same period in 2019.

Non-commercial small passenger vehicle trips on highways and ordinary national and provincial roads reached 226 million, up by 3.5 percent from 2023 and a remarkable 42.9 percent increase from 2019. Commercial passenger transportation on roads reached 35.7 million trips, marking a 5.9 percent increase from 2023 but a notable 49 percent decrease from 2019.

Waterway passenger traffic stood at 1.4 million trips, showing a 24.1 percent increase from 2023 but a 34.7 percent decrease from 2019.

Additionally, air passenger traffic reached 2.3 million trips, indicating an 11.7 percent increase from the same period in 2023 and a 20 percent increase from 2019.

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