China's rail network records 6.2% hike in passengers since July 1

China's railway network has handled more than 800 million passenger trips from July 1 to Sunday, a year-on-year increase of 6.2 percent, with an average of 14.33 million trips being handled each day, the national railway operator China State Railway Group said on Monday.

According to earlier estimates, the country's railway network is expected to handle 860 million passenger trips during the two-month summer travel rush, which will end on Aug 31.