A high-speed train departs from Guangzhou, Guangdong province, heading east for the coastal city of Shanwei. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)

China's national railway network handled 3.56 billion passenger trips from January to November, a year-on-year increase of 126 percent, according the national railway operator China State Railway Group.

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An average of 9,638 trains operated every day, up 52 percent year-on-year.