China railway passenger trips are expected to reach 158 million during the May Day holiday travel period. The period runs from April 29 to May 6. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

China Railway Deploys 12,000 Trains Daily to Tackle 158 Million May Day Trips
Photo: Xinhua/Zou Jingyi. China Railway Deploys 12,000 Trains Daily to Tackle 158 Million May Day Trips

Holiday rail capacity and May 1 peak

According to Xinhua, citing China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the eight-day rush will have about 12,000 passenger trains a day on average. May 1 is expected to bring the highest volume. Passenger trips are projected at 24.5 million that day, making it the peak of the holiday period.

The railway operator said the increase in travel is being driven by demand for tourism, family visits and leisure activities.

By 8 a.m. Wednesday, China’s 12306 railway ticketing platform had sold 83.02 million tickets for the holiday period, according to China Daily.

Railway authorities are closely monitoring passenger flows and adding services dynamically to meet demand, the operator added.

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