China's railway network is buzzing with activity as it handled a staggering 230 million passenger trips from January 26 to February 14, marking the first half of the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush. 🎊
On Thursday alone, the national railway transported 15.16 million passengers, smashing the record for the highest single-day passenger volume during the Spring Festival. 🚅✨ With expectations of 15.3 million passengers on Friday, the China State Railway Group (CSRG) is rolling out an additional 1,813 passenger trains to accommodate the surge in travelers.
As the Spring Festival holiday approaches its end on February 17, the influx of returning passengers continues to rise. Cities like Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi'an, Wuhan, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Hangzhou, and Nanjing are seeing high volumes of both outbound and arriving passengers. 🏙️🛤️
Key routes between major cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai, and the Chongqing-Chengdu area are experiencing particularly large passenger flows. In Beijing, major railway stations are welcoming passengers back with agility. The Beijing Railway Group is set to send out 535,000 rail passengers on Friday, adding 78 passenger trains, while the city is expected to receive 727,000 passengers. 🚉📈
Across the country, railway departments are ramping up capacity by adding more passenger trains on popular routes, implementing measures to streamline travel, and enhancing passenger services. In north China, the Taiyuan Railway Group has introduced 73 temporary passenger trains, including 21 high-speed trains connecting Taiyuan to Shanghai and Xi'an at night. Similarly, the Zhengzhou Railway Group in Henan Province has deployed 56 high-speed trains and added 15 passenger trains to destinations like Jiaozuo, Zhoukou, Taiyuan, and Nanjing. 🚆🌟
The Spring Festival, which began on February 10 this year, is China's biggest traditional festival, bringing families together and driving one of the largest annual travel movements in the world. 🏮🎇
