China's railways handle record passenger trips on first day of May Day holiday

BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- China's railway network handled a record of nearly 23.12 million passenger trips on Thursday, the first day of the May Day holiday, according to the national railway operator.

The figure represents a year-on-year increase of 11.7 percent, according to data released by the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. on Friday. ■