Summer travel rush reveals China’s improving growth

Passengers wait for trains at the waiting hall of Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing, Southwest China, Aug 31, 2023. The 62-day summer travel rush officially concluded on Thursday. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING: China has wrapped up a 62-day summer travel season during which its railways handled a record number of passenger trips – another sign of improving momentum in the world’s second-largest economy.

China State Railway Group Co Ltd said the country’s railways handled a record-high total of 830 million passenger trips from July 1 to Aug 31 amid a boom in tourism, with parents and students eagerly embracing their first post-pandemic summer vacations.