China's transport sector is gearing up for the travel rush during the ongoing National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.
Authorities expect as many as 336 million trips to be made on Wednesday, the first day of the eight-day holiday, up 1.7 percent year on year.
The country's railway system is expected to handle 23 million passengers on Wednesday, up 7.2 percent year on year.
Railways in east China's Yangtze River Delta, south China's Pearl River Delta and southwest China's Chengdu-Chongqing region are expected to set new records for daily passenger volume.
To cope with the surge in passengers, railway authorities across China are improving coordination with city buses and subways, to ensure smooth trips for passengers.
"We have opened an underground express boarding concourse, enabling passengers to board directly within three to five minutes after exiting the subway. Efforts have also been made to improve passenger flow and expand the entrances of our station. The measures have increased the station's throughput capacity by 50 percent," said Zhang Junhui, a senior official of Beijing South Railway Station.
With highway passenger trips expected to surpass 310 million on Wednesday, transportation authorities across the country are taking measures to improve traffic management and guidance services in key areas and along major routes.
Over 1.22 million passengers are expected to travel by boat on Wednesday, up 11.2 percent year on year while 2.48 million passengers are expected to take a plane trip, representing a 3.4 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
Beijing Daxing International Airport is expected to handle 166,400 passengers on Wednesday, marking the highest single-day passenger volume in the airport's six-year history.
China's transport sector gears up for National Day holiday travel rush
