BEIJING, May 30 -- China's railway network is expected to handle approximately 80.5 million passenger trips during the five-day travel rush around Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the national railway operator said Friday.
The travel rush period kicked off Friday, a day ahead of the 3-day holiday, while Saturday is expected to witness the peak passenger flow for this period, with roughly 18.3 million railway trips predicted nationwide, said China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (....)