An estimated 71 million passengers are expected to be sent nationwide, and railway transportation during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday will start with high-speed trains for passengers
The reporter learned from China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. that the 5-day railway Dragon Boat Festival holiday transportation will start today. From June 21st to June 25th, the national railway is expected to send 71 million passengers, with a daily average of 14.2 million passengers sent. June 22nd is the peak day of passenger flow, with an estimated 16 million passengers sent.
This year's Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the railway department will add 127 night high-speed trains and sleeper trains. From June 21st to 22nd, 108 night high-speed trains will be arranged in popular areas such as Shanghai to Zhengzhou, Shanghai to Nanchang, Hangzhou to Zhengzhou, and Hangzhou to Fuzhou. An additional 18 high-speed sleeper trains will be added daily between Shanghai Hongqiao to Foshan, Guangzhou South, Zhuhai, Beijing West to Shenzhen North, Zhuhai, Zhanjiang, and other popular areas. One high-speed sleeper train will be added daily between Beijing West to Kunming South, Kunming South to Guiyang North, and Guiyang North to Beijing West. At the same time, the railway department will also flexibly increase the number of temporary passenger trains within the management based on the demand for short distance travel such as holiday visits, outings, and dragon boat races.
The railway department reminds passengers that the specific arrangements for train operation during holidays can be found on the Railway 12306 website and announcements from major railway stations across the country. Due to the high railway passenger flow during the Dragon Boat Festival, passengers are advised to arrange their itinerary reasonably, try to avoid peak travel, reserve sufficient time to enter the station and board the train, strengthen their own health protection during the journey, and jointly maintain a good travel environment.