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Japan: Mount Fuji Gets First Snowcap of Season 2

Mount Fuji saw its first snowfall of the season on Thursday, October 23. According to the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory, this year’s first snow came 15 days earlier than last year — when it was first observed in November for the first time since records began in 1894 — but 21 days later than the seasonal average. This video was filmed inside the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train as it passed through Shizuoka Prefecture.

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60th anniv. of start of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains

JR Central President Shunsuke Niwa speaks at a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains at JR Tokyo Station on Oct. 1, 2024, before the day's first train departs.

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60th anniv. of start of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains

A ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains is held at JR Tokyo Station on Oct. 1, 2024, before the day's first train departs.

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60th anniv. of start of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains

A ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains is held at JR Tokyo Station on Oct. 1, 2024, before the day's first train departs.

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-WENZHOU-NEW HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TRIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240730) -- WENZHOU, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The first trial bullet train G55701 arrives at Wenzhoubei Railway Station on the new high-speed railway linking Hangzhou and Wenzhou in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 30, 2024. A new high-speed railway went into trial operation on Tuesday linking two economic heavyweights of Hangzhou and Wenzhou cities in east China's Yangtze River Delta region. Extending 260 km, the railway with a designed speed of 350 km per hour has nine stations, offering a rapid transit solution along the route threading the economic hubs of Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou in the delta area known as one of the country's most economically vibrant regions. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Han)

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#CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-WENZHOU-NEW HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TRIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240730) -- HANGZHOU, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A conductor shows the train route on the first trial bullet train G55701 on the new high-speed railway linking Hangzhou and Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, July 30, 2024. A new high-speed railway went into trial operation on Tuesday linking two economic heavyweights of Hangzhou and Wenzhou cities in east China's Yangtze River Delta region. Extending 260 km, the railway with a designed speed of 350 km per hour has nine stations, offering a rapid transit solution along the route threading the economic hubs of Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou in the delta area known as one of the country's most economically vibrant regions. (Photo by Su Qiaojiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-WENZHOU-NEW HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TRIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240730) -- WENZHOU, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The first trial bullet train G55701 is pictured at Tongludong Railway Station on the new high-speed railway linking Hangzhou and Wenzhou in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 30, 2024. A new high-speed railway went into trial operation on Tuesday linking two economic heavyweights of Hangzhou and Wenzhou cities in east China's Yangtze River Delta region. Extending 260 km, the railway with a designed speed of 350 km per hour has nine stations, offering a rapid transit solution along the route threading the economic hubs of Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou in the delta area known as one of the country's most economically vibrant regions. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Han)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-WENZHOU-NEW HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TRIAL OPERATION (CN)

(240730) -- WENZHOU, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The first trial bullet train G55701 arrives at Wenzhoubei Railway Station on the new high-speed railway linking Hangzhou and Wenzhou in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 30, 2024. A new high-speed railway went into trial operation on Tuesday linking two economic heavyweights of Hangzhou and Wenzhou cities in east China's Yangtze River Delta region. Extending 260 km, the railway with a designed speed of 350 km per hour has nine stations, offering a rapid transit solution along the route threading the economic hubs of Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou in the delta area known as one of the country's most economically vibrant regions. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Han)

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Shinkansen services disrupted due to maintain vehicle derailment

GAMAGORI, Japan, July 22 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 22, 2024, shows two maintenance vehicles that derailed in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, after colliding with each other earlier in the day on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train tracks between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo stations in the central Japan prefecture, resulting in the suspension of trains from the day's first services. (Kyodo)

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Shinkansen services disrupted due to maintain vehicle derailment

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 22, 2024, shows two maintenance vehicles that derailed in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, after colliding with each other earlier in the day on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train tracks between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo stations in the central Japan prefecture, resulting in the suspension of trains from the day's first services.

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Shinkansen services disrupted due to maintain vehicle derailment

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 22, 2024, shows two maintenance vehicles that derailed in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, after colliding with each other earlier in the day on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train tracks between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo stations in the central Japan prefecture, resulting in the suspension of trains from the day's first services.

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Shinkansen services disrupted due to maintain vehicle derailment

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 22, 2024, shows two maintenance vehicles that derailed in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, after colliding with each other earlier in the day on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train tracks between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo stations in the central Japan prefecture, resulting in the suspension of trains from the day's first services.

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Shinkansen services disrupted due to maintain vehicle derailment

Photo taken in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, on July 22, 2024, show a maintenance vehicle that derailed earlier in the day on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train tracks between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo stations in the central Japan prefecture, resulting in the suspension of trains from the day's first services.

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CHINA-MAY DAY HOLIDAY-TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240501) -- BEIJING, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train conductor guides passengers to board the G66 bullet train on the platform of Wuhan Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May 1, 2024. China's May Day holiday lasts from May 1 to 5 this year. The railway network of the country witnessed a travel peak on the first day of the holiday. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-MAY DAY HOLIDAY-TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240501) -- BEIJING, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children aboard the G66 bullet train wait for the departure at Wuhan Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May 1, 2024. China's May Day holiday lasts from May 1 to 5 this year. The railway network of the country witnessed a travel peak on the first day of the holiday. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

FUKUI, Japan, March 16 Kyodo -The first train bound for Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, departs JR Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.(Kyodo)

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 16, 2024, shows the first train bound for Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, from Tokyo departing JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 16, 2024, shows the first train bound for Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, from Tokyo departing JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Actress Minami Hamabe (R) gestures prior to the departure of the first train bound for Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

The first train bound for Tokyo from Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, arrives at JR Tokyo Station on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Actress Ayami Nakajo (2nd from L) gestures prior to the departure of the first train bound for Tokyo at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 16, 2024, shows the first train bound for Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, running through Ishikawa Prefecture after departing Tokyo, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

People celebrate the arrival of the first train bound for Tokyo at JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

People celebrate the arrival of the first train bound for Tokyo at JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

The first train bound for Tokyo departs JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

The first train bound for Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, departs JR Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

People at JR Tokyo Station on March 16, 2024, celebrate the departure of the first train bound for Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

People at a ceremony at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, celebrate the departure of the first train bound for Tokyo as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

People at a ceremony at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, celebrate the departure of the first train bound for Tokyo as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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#CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(240126) -- KUNMING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers take a bullet train at Kunming South Railway Station in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Jan. 26, 2024. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. An estimated 9 billion passenger trips are likely to be made during the 2024 travel rush period, according to the country's transport ministry. Of the total, 7.2 billion trips or about 80 percent will be made by self-driving, while 1.8 billion trips will be made via railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation, the ministry said. China's railway operator on Friday said the country's railways are expected to handle 480 million passengers during this travel season, with an average of 12 million trips daily, an increase of 37.9 percent compared with the previous year. About 10.6 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH-BULLET TRAINS (CN)

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A mechanic checks a bullet train at a maintenance base in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 26, 2024. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. An estimated 9 billion passenger trips are likely to be made during the 2024 travel rush period, according to the country's transport ministry. Of the total, 7.2 billion trips or about 80 percent will be made by self-driving, while 1.8 billion trips will be made via railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation, the ministry said. China's railway operator on Friday said the country's railways are expected to handle 480 million passengers during this travel season, with an average of 12 million trips daily, an increase of 37.9 percent compared with the previous year. About 10.6 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first day of the trave

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH-BULLET TRAINS (CN)

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A robot checks a bullet train at a maintenance base in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 25, 2024. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. An estimated 9 billion passenger trips are likely to be made during the 2024 travel rush period, according to the country's transport ministry. Of the total, 7.2 billion trips or about 80 percent will be made by self-driving, while 1.8 billion trips will be made via railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation, the ministry said. China's railway operator on Friday said the country's railways are expected to handle 480 million passengers during this travel season, with an average of 12 million trips daily, an increase of 37.9 percent compared with the previous year. About 10.6 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first day of the trave

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH-BULLET TRAINS (CN)

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at a bullet train maintenance base in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 26, 2024. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. An estimated 9 billion passenger trips are likely to be made during the 2024 travel rush period, according to the country's transport ministry. Of the total, 7.2 billion trips or about 80 percent will be made by self-driving, while 1.8 billion trips will be made via railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation, the ministry said. China's railway operator on Friday said the country's railways are expected to handle 480 million passengers during this travel season, with an average of 12 million trips daily, an increase of 37.9 percent compared with the previous year. About 10.6 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first day of the t

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH-BULLET TRAINS (CN)

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mechanics work at a bullet train maintenance base in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 25, 2024. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. An estimated 9 billion passenger trips are likely to be made during the 2024 travel rush period, according to the country's transport ministry. Of the total, 7.2 billion trips or about 80 percent will be made by self-driving, while 1.8 billion trips will be made via railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation, the ministry said. China's railway operator on Friday said the country's railways are expected to handle 480 million passengers during this travel season, with an average of 12 million trips daily, an increase of 37.9 percent compared with the previous year. About 10.6 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first day of the travel rus

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH-BULLET TRAINS (CN)

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 26, 2024 shows bullet trains at a maintenance base in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. An estimated 9 billion passenger trips are likely to be made during the 2024 travel rush period, according to the country's transport ministry. Of the total, 7.2 billion trips or about 80 percent will be made by self-driving, while 1.8 billion trips will be made via railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation, the ministry said. China's railway operator on Friday said the country's railways are expected to handle 480 million passengers during this travel season, with an average of 12 million trips daily, an increase of 37.9 percent compared with the previous year. About 10.6 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first day of

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH-BULLET TRAINS (CN)

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mechanics check a bullet train at a maintenance base in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 25, 2024. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. An estimated 9 billion passenger trips are likely to be made during the 2024 travel rush period, according to the country's transport ministry. Of the total, 7.2 billion trips or about 80 percent will be made by self-driving, while 1.8 billion trips will be made via railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation, the ministry said. China's railway operator on Friday said the country's railways are expected to handle 480 million passengers during this travel season, with an average of 12 million trips daily, an increase of 37.9 percent compared with the previous year. About 10.6 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first day of the travel

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH-BULLET TRAINS (CN)

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 26, 2024 shows bullet trains at a maintenance base in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. An estimated 9 billion passenger trips are likely to be made during the 2024 travel rush period, according to the country's transport ministry. Of the total, 7.2 billion trips or about 80 percent will be made by self-driving, while 1.8 billion trips will be made via railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation, the ministry said. China's railway operator on Friday said the country's railways are expected to handle 480 million passengers during this travel season, with an average of 12 million trips daily, an increase of 37.9 percent compared with the previous year. About 10.6 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH-BULLET TRAINS (CN)

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 26, 2024 shows bullet trains at a maintenance base in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. An estimated 9 billion passenger trips are likely to be made during the 2024 travel rush period, according to the country's transport ministry. Of the total, 7.2 billion trips or about 80 percent will be made by self-driving, while 1.8 billion trips will be made via railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation, the ministry said. China's railway operator on Friday said the country's railways are expected to handle 480 million passengers during this travel season, with an average of 12 million trips daily, an increase of 37.9 percent compared with the previous year. About 10.6 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first day

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH-BULLET TRAINS (CN)

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A mechanic checks a bullet train at a maintenance base in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 26, 2024. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. An estimated 9 billion passenger trips are likely to be made during the 2024 travel rush period, according to the country's transport ministry. Of the total, 7.2 billion trips or about 80 percent will be made by self-driving, while 1.8 billion trips will be made via railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation, the ministry said. China's railway operator on Friday said the country's railways are expected to handle 480 million passengers during this travel season, with an average of 12 million trips daily, an increase of 37.9 percent compared with the previous year. About 10.6 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first day of the tr

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH-BULLET TRAINS (CN)

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A mechanic checks a bullet train at a maintenance base in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 25, 2024. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. An estimated 9 billion passenger trips are likely to be made during the 2024 travel rush period, according to the country's transport ministry. Of the total, 7.2 billion trips or about 80 percent will be made by self-driving, while 1.8 billion trips will be made via railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation, the ministry said. China's railway operator on Friday said the country's railways are expected to handle 480 million passengers during this travel season, with an average of 12 million trips daily, an increase of 37.9 percent compared with the previous year. About 10.6 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first day of the tr

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH-BULLET TRAINS (CN)

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A mechanic checks a bullet train at a maintenance base in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 25, 2024. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. An estimated 9 billion passenger trips are likely to be made during the 2024 travel rush period, according to the country's transport ministry. Of the total, 7.2 billion trips or about 80 percent will be made by self-driving, while 1.8 billion trips will be made via railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation, the ministry said. China's railway operator on Friday said the country's railways are expected to handle 480 million passengers during this travel season, with an average of 12 million trips daily, an increase of 37.9 percent compared with the previous year. About 10.6 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first day of the tr

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CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH-BULLET TRAINS (CN)

(240126) -- BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A mechanic checks a bullet train at a maintenance base in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 25, 2024. China officially ushered in its largest annual population migration on Friday, 15 days ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, with record-breaking journey numbers expected. An estimated 9 billion passenger trips are likely to be made during the 2024 travel rush period, according to the country's transport ministry. Of the total, 7.2 billion trips or about 80 percent will be made by self-driving, while 1.8 billion trips will be made via railways, highways, waterways, and civil aviation, the ministry said. China's railway operator on Friday said the country's railways are expected to handle 480 million passengers during this travel season, with an average of 12 million trips daily, an increase of 37.9 percent compared with the previous year. About 10.6 million train trips are expected to be made on Friday, the first day of the trave

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240112) -- BEIJING, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Fuxing smart bullet train pulls into Xining Station, Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 11, 2024. China implemented a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024. For the first time, the Fuxing smart bullet train was put into operation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, as the train started to run between Wuhan of Hubei Province and Xining of Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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CHINA-XINING-BULLET TRAIN-QINGHAI-TIBET-PLATEAU (CN)

(240111) -- XINING, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers walk to board a Fuxing smart bullet train in Xining Station, Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 11, 2024. China implemented a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024. For the first time, the Fuxing smart bullet train was put into operation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, as the train started to run between Wuhan of Hubei Province and Xining of Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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CHINA-XINING-BULLET TRAIN-QINGHAI-TIBET-PLATEAU (CN)

(240111) -- XINING, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are seen onboard a Fuxing smart bullet train in Xining Station, Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 11, 2024. China implemented a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024. For the first time, the Fuxing smart bullet train was put into operation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, as the train started to run between Wuhan of Hubei Province and Xining of Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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CHINA-XINING-BULLET TRAIN-QINGHAI-TIBET-PLATEAU (CN)

(240111) -- XINING, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A passenger walks to board a Fuxing smart bullet train in Xining Station, Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 11, 2024. China implemented a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024. For the first time, the Fuxing smart bullet train was put into operation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, as the train started to run between Wuhan of Hubei Province and Xining of Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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CHINA-XINING-BULLET TRAIN-QINGHAI-TIBET-PLATEAU (CN)

(240111) -- XINING, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Fuxing smart bullet train pulls into Xining Station, Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 11, 2024. China implemented a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024. For the first time, the Fuxing smart bullet train was put into operation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, as the train started to run between Wuhan of Hubei Province and Xining of Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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CHINA-XINING-BULLET TRAIN-QINGHAI-TIBET-PLATEAU (CN)

(240111) -- XINING, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Fuxing smart bullet train is seen in Xining Station, Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 11, 2024. China implemented a new railway operating plan starting from Jan. 10, 2024. For the first time, the Fuxing smart bullet train was put into operation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, as the train started to run between Wuhan of Hubei Province and Xining of Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-GUANGZHOU-NEW TRAIN SERVICE (CN)

(240110) -- HANGZHOU, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Passengers and staff members pose for a group photo on the first bullet train heading directly for Guangzhou East Railway Station in south China's Guangdong Province from Hangzhou West Railway Station in Hangzhou City of east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 10, 2024. A new passenger train service directly linking Hangzhou West Railway Station in Hangzhou and Guangzhou East Railway Station in Guangzhou was launched on Wednesday. China started to implement a new railway operating plan on the same day. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 8, 2024 shows a bullet train pulling into Xinchang Railway Station in Shengzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou intercity railway, China's first high-speed railway controlled by private capital, celebrated its 2nd anniversary of operation Monday. With a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the railway has delivered a total of 20 million passengers since it started operation. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)