China's Railways See Growth in Passenger and Freight Volumes in First Eight Months

　　In the first eight months of this year, China's railways handled 3.32 billion passenger trips, up 3.9 percent year-on-year and setting a record high for the same period. China's railways transported a total of 2.69 billion tons of freight, with an average of 187,400 freight cars loaded per day, slightly higher than in the same period last year and remaining at a high level.