China is expected to see 860 million railway trips during the summer travel rush that kicks off on Monday, according to the country's railway operator.
The summer travel rush is usually a busy season for China's railway system as college students return home and many vacation takers are on the road.
This year's summer travel rush will last for 62 days until Aug. 31, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. Over 13.8 million passenger trips are expected to be made daily during the period.
Railways across China have increased the number of trains used while improving service quality and efficiency to meet demands.
As many as 276 temporary trains will be added every day, with a daily total of around 11,500 passenger trains planned during the period.
Special services such as season tickets that allow people to travel as much as they like over a set period of time and tourist packages for popular destinations have also been introduced.
"The Beijing Group has launched time-based ticket packages and season tickets on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed rail line and Beijing-Xiong'an intercity line this summer. After buying them, travelers can take the designated train multiple times within the validity period without having to purchase a separate ticket each time," said Guo Liuming, deputy director of the Passenger Transport Department of China Railway Beijing Group.
China to see 860 mln railway trips during summer travel rush
The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 37,925, health authorities in the Palestinian enclave said in a statement on Tuesday.
Additionally, more than 87,100 people had been wounded in the besieged strip since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out in October 2023, health authorities said.
The Israeli army killed 25 people and wounded 81 others in the past 24 hours, according to the statement.
Also on Tuesday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) issued a statement announcing that Israeli forces conducted a new round of airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip's Khan Yunis from Monday evening to the early hours of Tuesday.
Local Palestinian media reported that Israeli forces launched airstrikes in multiple locations in the Gaza Strip on that day, resulting in casualties and injuries to several people.
According to a statement released on Tuesday by the IDF, their airstrikes targeting Khan Yunis included Hamas militant weapons depots, residential areas, and other infrastructure facilities.
At least 12 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting an apartment in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said on Tuesday.
As Israeli forces continue to advance its ground operation on the Gaza Strip, the divisions between the Israeli government and the military are increasingly becoming public.
On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement refuting claims by Israeli military officers and reaffirming that “the war will end once Israel achieves all of its objectives”.
On the same day, Netanyahu issued a strong condemnation in a statement regarding a previous article in The New York Times. The article quoted several anonymous Israeli military officers saying that Israel was willing to reach a ceasefire agreement with Hamas without achieving all objectives, stating that ceasefire was the best way to secure the release of detained individuals.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 37,925: health authorities
