Globitair

A train every 40 seconds: how Chinese rail station handled record 1 million trips in a day

South China Morning PostPeople's Republic of China

A railway station in southern China’s hub city Guangzhou has set a national record for trips in a single day and drawn attention for the frequency of train departures – one every 40 seconds – during this month’s holiday period, according to the provincial government. Guangzhou South Railway Station handled 1,252 train services and just over 1 million trips on October 1, the start of the seven-day National Day holiday across mainland China, the publicity department of the Guangdong Provincial...

Read the full story at South China Morning PostOpen in the live monitor

Related discussion groups

No group discusses this yet. Start a discussion group and attach this story.

More news about People's Republic of China