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Chinese people flock to train stations Long Holiday on Labor Day

China State Railway expects passengers to take a total of 120 million trips during the Labor Day holiday, a 20 percent increase from 2019.

As of 8:00 am on Thursday (April 27), China sold a total of 69.08 million train tickets. Routes from Beijing – Shanghai, Chengdu, Sichuan – Xi’an, Shaanxi, Wuhan, Hubei – Shanghai

The report says that China’s Department of Railways has added 1,800 more trains to accommodate transportation during the Labor Day holiday. A 21% increase since 2019

Average daily traffic on expressways nationwide is expected to reach 54.3 million vehicles, up 77 percent.

Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) said on Wednesday that it expects 831,900 passenger trips, equivalent to more than 160,000 passenger trips every day. Beijing Daxing International Airport is expected to handle more than 615,000 passenger trips.

(Xinhua file photo: Passengers at a railway station in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province (Labor Day long holiday, April 29, 2023)

(Xinhua file photo: Passengers at a train station in Xuzhou Jiangsu, east China (Labor Day long holiday, April 29, 2023)

(Xinhua file photo: Passengers at a railway station in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province (Labor Day long holiday, April 29, 2023)

(Xinhua file photo: Passengers at a railway station in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province (Labor Day long holiday, April 29, 2023)

(Xinhua file photo: Passengers at a railway station in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning Province (Labor Day long holiday, April 28, 2023)

(Xinhua file photo: Passengers at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai China. During the Labor Day holiday on April 28, 2023, a total of six railway stations in Shanghai are expected to handle 558,000 passengers on that day.)

(Xinhua file photo: Passengers at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai China. During the Labor Day holiday on April 28, 2023, a total of six railway stations in Shanghai are expected to handle 558,000 passengers on that day.)

(Xinhua file photo: Passengers at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai China. During the Labor Day holiday on April 28, 2023, a total of six railway stations in Shanghai are expected to handle 558,000 passengers on that day.)

(Xinhua file photo: Cars on the streets of Guangzhou. Guangdong Province, South China (Labor Day long holiday, April 29, 2023)

(Xinhua file photo: Passengers at a train station in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, east China (Labor Day long holiday, April 29, 2023)