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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Beijing, February 22 (Xinhua) — As of Saturday, since the start of the 40-day Chunyun 2026 holiday, China's railway passenger traffic totaled 258 million, the state-owned China Railway Corporation (CRC) reported on Sunday.
Chunyun is a season of special operation of the country's transport system due to the mass internal migration of the Chinese population before, during and after the Spring Festival /Chunjie, the traditional Chinese New Year/.
On Saturday alone, the volume of passenger transportation on the country's railways amounted to almost 17.19 million person-times, according to KZhD data.
The state corporation also predicts that passenger traffic will remain high on Sunday, reaching an estimated 17.93 million passenger journeys. To meet the growing demand for rail travel, it plans to introduce a total of 2,203 additional passenger trains into service.
Railway authorities across the country have increased capacity on popular routes, improved services for passenger comfort at stations and on trains, and taken additional measures to optimize the travel experience.
This year's Spring Festival falls on February 17. China's annual "chunyun" is often called the world's largest seasonal migration. A record 9.5 billion interregional passenger trips are expected in China during the 40-day period from February 2 to March 13. -0-
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