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China's railways sent 5m passengers by Feb 6

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-02-08 15:22
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China's railway network has transported 5.03 million passengers as of Feb 6, the eighth day of the country's annual Spring Festival transport peak lasting from Jan 30 to March 10 this year, said the Ministry of Railway Sunday.

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The figure was 105,000 more than that in the same time last year, up 2.1 percent year-on-year, according to the ministry.

Beijing railways have transported 347,418 passengers by Feb 6, and the figures in Guangzhou and Shanghai stood at 576,710 and 325,190, the ministry said.

It had forecast in January that China's railways were expected to transport 210 million passengers during the Luner New Year travel rush, up 9.5 percent year-on-year.
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