# China High-Speed Rail Sets One Million Daily Riders Record

> Guangzhou South Railway Station serves one million passengers in a single day, breaking world records for high-speed rail travel.
- Title: China High-Speed Rail Sets One Million Daily Riders Record
- Summary: Guangzhou South Railway Station serves one million passengers in a single day, breaking world records for high-speed rail travel. Guangzhou South Railway…
- Keywords: guangzhou south railway station, one million riders, high-speed rail, china, national day holiday, tokyo station, tokaido shinkansen line, china state railway group, science, technology, High-Speed, Rail
- Source: Futurism — https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/china-high-speed-rail-record-million-riders
- Author: Joe Wilkins
- Published: 2026-10-09T16:49:02+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: guangzhou south railway station, one million riders, high-speed rail, china, national day holiday, tokyo station, tokaido shinkansen line, china state railway group, science, technology
## Guangzhou South Railway Station
Guangzhou South Railway Station served one million passengers on October 1, breaking a world record for high-speed rail travel.

> faster than people could scroll through short videos
## Recorded Train Frequency
The station handled 1,252 trains with headways of 40 seconds, exceeding Tokyo's peak rate of 20 trains per hour.
## National Day Travel Surge
China's railway network recorded 25.2 million passenger trips on October 1, a record for the National Day holiday period.
## Key takeaway

Guangzhou South Railway Station handled one million passengers on October 1, setting a new world record for high-speed rail travel.