289 million expected to travel during Spring Festival

Chinese New Year

Passengers show their tickets at the railway station of Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 2, 2015. As the Spring Festival is drawing near, the number of passengers travelling home reached the peak. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)
Published February 3, 2015 at 1:52 PM
Updated February 3, 2015 at 4:14 PM

About 289 million people are expected to travel by train during the Chinese New Year season, also known as Spring Festival, an increase of 10.1 percent from last year. The government holiday runs from Feb. 4 to March 15.

Police have raised security along all railway lines ahead of the travel season, especially railway bridges and tunnels, a government statement said.

Report complied with information from Xinhua 

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