The NY Times writes:

"Just five years after China’s high-speed rail system opened, it is carrying nearly twice as many passengers each month as the country’s domestic airline industry. With traffic growing 28 percent a year for the last several years, China’s high-speed rail network will handle more passengers by early next year than the 54 million people a month who board domestic flights in the United States."

Full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/24/business/global/high-speed-train-system-is-huge-success-for-china.html

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