By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.
I agree
Search Trends
SITEMAP
Copyright © 2024 CGTN. 京ICP备20000184号
Disinformation report hotline: 010-85061466
SITEMAP
Copyright © 2024 CGTN. 京ICP备20000184号
Disinformation report hotline: 010-85061466
Passengers on the platform at the Quanzhou railway station in Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, February 9, 2024. /CFP
More than 273.75 million passenger trips were handled by China's transport sector on Sunday, the second day of the Chinese New Year holiday, up 22.6 percent from the corresponding day last year, official statistics show.
Of the total, highway traffic accounted for 261.64 million passenger trips, up 21 percent year on year, according to a special work team established in January to ensure the safety and sound operations of this year's Spring Festival travel rush.
Railway traffic increased 71.8 percent to over 8.97 million trips this year, air trips surged 75.3 percent to nearly 2.17 million, and waterway passenger trips increased 42.2 percent to 977,000.
The Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, is China's most important festival, falling on February 10 this year. The holiday travel rush, a period of high transport demand as people return home for family reunions, which began on January 26 and will continue to March 5.