Latest Headlines
Railway Trips Surge in China as Spring Festival Is Coming
  ·  2019-01-28  ·   Source: Xinhua News Agency

China's railway system saw a surge in passengers as Chinese started their trips back home for the lunar new year in early February.

Chinese railway network is expected to see 10.47 million trips on January 27, up 16.9 percent year-on-year, official data showed.

Railway operators rolled out new measures to upgrade services, including priority check-in service for passengers arriving within 15 minutes before departure, and nurseries and reading rooms.

The Spring Festival travel rush started from January 21 and will last till March 1, during which railway trips are expected to hit 413 million in total, up 8.3 percent from a year ago.

According to the Chinese zodiac calendar, the Year of the Pig starts on February 5, and the public holiday associated with it lasts from February 4-10.

Hundreds of millions of Chinese return to their hometowns for family reunions during the Spring Festival holiday.

China
Opinion
World
Business
Lifestyle
Video
Multimedia
 
China Focus
Documents
Special Reports
 
About Us
Contact Us
Advertise with Us
Subscribe
Partners: China.org.cn   |   China Today   |   China Pictorial   |   People's Daily Online   |   Women of China   |   Xinhua News Agency   |   China Daily
CGTN   |   China Tibet Online   |   China Radio International   |   Global Times   |   Qiushi Journal
Copyright Beijing Review All rights reserved 京ICP备08005356号 京公网安备110102005860