BEIJING, July 21, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Bullet trains are seen at Beijing South Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, July 21, 2016. There have been more than 5 billion passenger trips on China's world-renowned bullet trains in eight years, according to new data from the national rail operator. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
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China Exclusive: Five bln trips made on China's bullet trains
BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- There have been more than 5 billion passenger trips on China's world-renowned bullet trains in eight years, according to new data from the national rail operator.
Since its debut in 2008, China's high-speed railway (HSR) has seen an average annual growth of over 30 percent in passenger trips, the China Railway Corporation (CRC) said on Thursday, the day after China announced plans to double its length of HSR by 2025. Full story