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China's annual Spring Festival travel rush concluded on March 13, with the country's railways carrying 538 million passenger journeys over the 40-day period, a 4.8% increase from last year. While high-speed trains transport millions of passengers across the country each day, some much slower services remain a vital lifeline for rural communities. On one such train running through southwest China, a veteran railway police officer has become a familiar and reassuring presence for passengers along the route.
China's annual Spring Festival travel rush concluded on March 13, with the country's railways carrying 538 million passenger journeys over the 40-day period, a 4.8% increase from last year. While high-speed trains transport millions of passengers across the country each day, some much slower services remain a vital lifeline for rural communities. On one such train running through southwest China, a veteran railway police officer has become a familiar and reassuring presence for passengers along the route.