China Railway Shanghai Group said the Yangtze River Delta rail network carried
over 27.7 mln passengers during the Oct. 1–7, 2026 National Day holiday,
averaging more than 3.95 mln passengers per day — about 1.36 mln higher than a
year earlier, an increase of over 5%. Oct. 1 saw a single-day record of 4.427
mln passengers.