[Photo] China: Over 144 million train passengers during International Labor Day holiday

NDO - China has officially entered the peak rail travel period, lasting eight days during the International Labor Day holiday. It is expected that about 144 million passengers will travel by train during this time, up 4.9% over the same period last year.

Passengers board a train at Nanjing Railway Station on April 30, 2025. Jiangsu Province, located in eastern China, is one of the localities with high travel volume during the holiday.

People jostle at Beijing West Railway Station, one of the country’s busiest transit hubs during the holiday. According to China National Railway Company, the hottest routes during the holiday include Beijing-Shanghai, Xi’an-Chengdu, Beijing-Hohhot, Nanning-Guangzhou, Beijing-Shenyang, and Shenzhen-Hong Kong (China).

A crowded pier in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. Yangzhou is one of the localities that recorded a sharp increase in passenger traffic during this time.

A high-speed train passes through Yantai City, Shandong Province. According to China's railway ticket booking platform 12306, popular holiday destinations include Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Xi'an, Nanjing and Zhengzhou.

Passengers queue to board a train at Dongtengzhou Railway Station in Shandong Province. The high number of commuters has caused train stations in China to become increasingly crowded.

Passengers wait for a train on the first day of the holiday in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province – a major transit point in northern China.

People check in at the train station in Lishui City. Routes to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, etc. are among the busiest during this holiday.

The number of passengers going to northeastern provinces such as Heilongjiang has also increased sharply. Harbin Station recorded many domestic tourist groups.

Railway staff assist passengers at Jinhua Railway Station in Zhejiang. To meet demand, China Railway has been operating more than 12,000 trains a day and has added high-speed sleeper trains during rush hours.

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