China's railway sends over 400 million passengers during the Spring Festival travel rush

The reporter learned from China Railway Group Co., Ltd. that on February 14th, 13.596 million passengers were transported by railways nationwide, and a total of 413 million passengers have been transported since the start of the Spring Festival travel rush on January 14th. Among them, on February 3rd (the sixth day of the first lunar month), the national railway sent 16.454 million passengers, and on February 4th (the seventh day of the first lunar month), the national railway sent 17.04 million passengers, breaking the historical record for the daily passenger volume during the Spring Festival travel rush twice. On February 15th, the national railway is expected to send 15.5 million passengers and plans to add 1145 passenger trains

After the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival), the railway passenger flow for the Spring Festival has climbed again, ushering in a new round of return peak. Railway departments in various regions are actively responding to the new round of peak passenger flow, timely increasing transportation capacity in popular directions, time periods, and sections, increasing security efforts, and helping passengers return safely, orderly, and warmly