Spring Festival Travel Rush: Nearly three billion trips expected over the course of 40 days

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China's official Spring Festival travel rush period started on Thursday, with the first additional train service leaving Beijing for Chongqing earlier this morning.

Authorities expect a staggering 2-point-98 billion trips over the next 40 days, the same as last year, and estimate the maximum daily peak will be 100 million journeys. People are expected to make 8.8 percent more trips by train, and 10 percent more by plane, this year. A 1-point-6 percent drop in road trips is also expected this year.