China braces for more rail travellers during holiday

Apr. 2， 2017 （Xinhua） -- China will see a surge of rail travelers during the Tomb-sweeping Day holiday. China Railway， the national railway operator， expects the number of trips in the country to hit 45.2 million over the four-day travel rush， a 9.5 percent increase year on year. The travel peak is expected on Sunday when train trips could reach 12.8 million， up 10.1 percent year on year.