# China railways set a single-day record with 25.2 million trips on National Day

> China State Railway Group said the national rail network carried 25.204 million passenger trips on 1 October. The State Council's English portal reported the figure on 2 October.

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China's national railway network carried 25.204 million passenger trips on 1 October, the first day of the National Day holiday. The State Council's English portal reported on 2 October, citing China State Railway Group, that this was a single-day record for passenger departures. A trip count does not represent a count of unique passengers.

The company forecast 20.39 million trips for 2 October and said it had scheduled 1,462 additional trains to meet demand. It also forecast about 284 million rail trips over the Mid-Autumn and National Day transport period from 23 September to 8 October; that period total is a forecast, not an observed count.

## Data

### China National Day railway passenger traffic

Daily trip count and rail-traffic forecasts for the holiday period, reported on 2 October by China State Railway Group.

Methodology: China State Railway Group's figures were reported by the State Council's English portal on 2 October. The report gives 25.204 million passenger trips as the observed count for 1 October, a forecast of 20.39 million for 2 October, and an approximate forecast of 284 million trips for 23 September–8 October. Forecasts are not observed counts, and trip counts are not counts of unique people.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | period_start | value_qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed rail passenger trips on 1 October | 25.204 | million | 2026-10-01 | observed |  |  |
| Forecast rail passenger trips for 2 October | 20.39 | million | 2026-10-02 | forecast |  |  |
| Approximate rail passenger-trip forecast for 23 September–8 October | 284 | million | 2026-10-08 | forecast | 2026-09-23 | approximate |

Sources: <https://english.www.gov.cn/archive/statistics/202610/02/content_WS6abf80b9c6d00ca5f9a0d910.html> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/china-railway-national-day-passenger-record-october-2026/data/rail-holiday-traffic?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/china-railway-national-day-passenger-record-october-2026/data/rail-holiday-traffic?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China (report citing China State Railway Group)](<https://english.www.gov.cn/archive/statistics/202610/02/content_WS6abf80b9c6d00ca5f9a0d910.html>) (Source checked: 2026-10-04; Published: 2026-10-02)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:51:16+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.
- 2026-10-07T05:57:12+03:00: Data classification corrected: measure identifiers and types now follow the dataset rules. No figure, unit or date changed.

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