BEIJING — China is expected to see 11.55 million railway passenger trips on Oct 6, the sixth day of the weeklong National Day holiday, according to the national railway operator.

A total of 1,203 trains were added to help handle the travel rush on Oct 6 as the holiday is nearing its end, according to China State Railway Group.

On Oct 5, China's railways handled more than 10.27 million passenger trips, with 711 additional passenger trains arranged to meet the surging demand.

Some 127 million passenger trips are expected to be made by rail during the holiday rush that started on Sept 28 and will last until Oct 8, the operator said.