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China’s railways expected to face post-holiday travel peak over next few days

Updated: Feb 21,2019 9:50 AM     Xinhua/english.gov.cn

Passengers queue to enter the Wuxi Station in Wuxi, East China’s Jiangsu province, Feb 20, 2019. China’s railways are expected to face the post-holiday travel peak over the next few days when millions of travelers return to their workplaces or schools as the Spring Festival celebration has come to an end. Trains will likely carry 11.04 million passengers on Feb 20, up from 8.72 million on Feb 19, official data showed. Some 930 extra trains will be put into use to meet the travel demand. Hundreds of millions of Chinese went back to their hometowns to celebrate the Spring Festival. The annual travel rush around the festival, known as “chunyun,” often puts the country’s transportation system to the test.[Photo/Xinhua]

Passengers are seen at the Nanchang Station in Nanchang, East China’s Jiangxi province, Feb 20, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

Train attendants walk towards their train at the Chongqing West Station in Chongqing, Southwest China, Feb 20, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

Passengers walk past a square in front of the Handan Station in Handan, North China’s Hebei province, Feb 20, 2019.[Photo/Xinhua]

Passengers arrive at the Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing, Southwest China, Feb 20, 2019.[Photo/Xinhua]

Passengers arrive at the Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing, Southwest China, Feb 20, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

Passengers are seen at the waiting lounge of the Chongqing North Railway Station in Chongqing, Southwest China, Feb 20, 2019.[Photo/Xinhua]

Passengers walk to their trains at the Nanjing Railway Station in Nanjing, capital city of East China’s Jiangsu province, Feb 20, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]