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Passenger trips exceed 110m during holiday

Passenger trips on China's railway network surpassed 110 million during the May Day holiday, the State railway operator said on Tuesday. According to China State Railway Group, the railway system has operated safely and smoothly during the five-day holiday period ending Tuesday, with passenger trips reaching 117 million as of Monday. Railways across the country transported over 20.38 million passengers on Monday alone. As return-trip traffic was expected to climb further, about 23 million passengers were projected to travel and 2,225 additional train services were arranged for Tuesday.

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