A total of 19.661 million passengers were sent by railways across the country on the first day of the May Day holiday. The number of passengers per day and the number of passenger trains running reached an all-time high.

China's railways sent a total of 19.661 million passengers on the first day of the May Day holiday. The number of passengers and the number of passenger trains running reached an all-time high]. According to the National Railway Group, on the first day of the May Day holiday, railways ushered in the peak of the May Day holiday, with a total of 19.661 million passengers and 12064 passenger trains operating. The number of passengers sent in a single day and the number of passenger trains running reached an all-time high. On the second day of the holiday, 18 million passengers are expected to be transported and 11217 passenger trains are planned to operate.