China has seen 307 million railway passenger trips between July 1, the start of the summer travel rush, and July 22, data from the China State Railway Group showed Tuesday.
The figure marks an increase of 6.5 percent from the same period last year. It added that the average daily number of railway passenger trips reached nearly 13.98 million in the first 22 days of July.
The demand for student travel during summer vacation, tourism, and family visits is strong, keeping railway passenger flow high.