今年上半年，全國鐵路發送旅客17.7億人次，其中4、5、6月份旅客發送量快速攀升。鐵路部門持續優化區域客運產品，便利人員交流往來。

China saw 1.77 billion railway passenger trips in the first half of the year, data from the country's railway operator shows.

中國國家鐵路集團有限公司最新數據顯示，今年上半年，全國鐵路發送旅客17.7億人次。

The number of passengers handled by railways nationwide climbed rapidly in the second quarter of the year, registering an increase compared with the same period in 2019, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.

數據顯示，今年第二季度旅客發送量快速攀升，超過2019年同期水平。

On April 29, more than 19.66 million railway passenger trips were recorded, a historic high for single-day passenger traffic.

4月29日發送旅客1966萬人次，創鐵路單日旅客發送量歷史新高。

In the first half of the year, with steady economic and social development, the country saw an increased number of passenger trips, said the group.

國鐵集團客運部負責人介紹，上半年，隨著經濟社會發展平穩向好，鐵路客流呈現恢復性增長態勢。

The national railway network operated an average of 9,311 trains daily in the first half of the year, increasing 11.4 percent over the same period in 2019, according to the group.

上半年，全國鐵路日均開行旅客列車9311列，較2019年同期增長11.4%。

【相關詞匯】

交通強國  a country with great transport strength

現代物流 modern logistics

跨海高鐵 sea-crossing high-speed railway

國際旅客列車  cross-border passenger train

短途旅行  short-distance travel

（來源：中國日報  編輯：yaning）