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China estimated to handle over 1.3 bln trips in first week of Spring Festival travel rush

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China estimated to handle over 1.3 bln trips in first week of Spring Festival travel rush

2025-01-21 17:05 Last Updated At:01-22 00:27

China was estimated to have handled more than 1.3 billion trips in the first week of its 40-day-long Spring Festival travel rush, with over 210 million trips made on Monday, the seventh day of the travel rush period.

The travel rush, also known as "Chunyun", is a period of high transportation demand coinciding with China's largest annual holiday, the Spring Festival, which is a time when hundreds of millions of people head home for family reunions and to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan 29 this year.

This massive migration, which began on Jan 14 and continues until Feb 22, is expected to see a staggering 9 billion passenger trips this year, with both rail and air passenger numbers set to hit record highs.

In terms of rail transport, China's railways were estimated to handle 13.45 million passenger trips on Monday, with 862 extra trains scheduled to meet the rising demand.

As passenger numbers rise ahead of the Spring Festival, China's railway authorities have focused on boosting capacity in high-demand areas, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou in southern China, as well as Chengdu and Chongqing in southwestern China.

Starting Monday, high-speed rail routes, including the Nanning-Guangzhou high-speed railway and Guiyang-Guangzhou high-speed railway, added 128 night trains, setting a new record for nightly services.

Meanwhile, road transportation saw an estimated 197 million passenger trips, while waterways recorded 700,000 trips and air travel hit 2.22 million, with 19,057 flights scheduled.

China estimated to handle over 1.3 bln trips in first week of Spring Festival travel rush

China estimated to handle over 1.3 bln trips in first week of Spring Festival travel rush

China estimated to handle over 1.3 bln trips in first week of Spring Festival travel rush

China estimated to handle over 1.3 bln trips in first week of Spring Festival travel rush

China estimated to handle over 1.3 bln trips in first week of Spring Festival travel rush

China estimated to handle over 1.3 bln trips in first week of Spring Festival travel rush

Russia reported a series of devastating military strikes on Ukraine's critical infrastructure on Saturday, while Ukraine claimed to have repelled the attacks and shot down a Russian fighter jet.

The Russian forces targeted oil and gas facilities that were said to support Ukraine's military-industrial complex, as well as key infrastructure at military airports and drone warehouses, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a report on Saturday.

Additionally, the Russian military intercepted Ukrainian HIMARS rockets and nearly 100 drones. In another ongoing operation, Russia continued its strikes on Ukrainian targets in the Kursk region, including armored vehicles and artillery systems. Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces issued an update on Saturday, reporting that dozens of battles had taken place along the frontlines as of Saturday afternoon. The fiercest clashes occurred around Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast and in the Kursk region.

Ukrainian forces reported successfully repelling multiple Russian advances and claimed to have shot down a Russian Su-25 fighter jet during the confrontations.

Russia targets Ukrainian energy facilities, while Ukraine claims to down Russian fighter jet

Russia targets Ukrainian energy facilities, while Ukraine claims to down Russian fighter jet

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