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10 million rail trips on the last day of Spring Festival holiday

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2016-02-14 08:57CRIENGLISH.com Editor: Feng Shuang
Passengers leave Beijing Railway Station in downtown Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2016. Railway stations around the nation witnessed surging passenger flows on Friday as the Spring Festival came to the end and people started to return to school and work. (Photo: Xinhua)

Passengers leave Beijing Railway Station in downtown Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2016. Railway stations around the nation witnessed surging passenger flows on Friday as the Spring Festival came to the end and people started to return to school and work. (Photo: Xinhua)

Railway stations across China are expected to receive 10.3 million passengers today, the last day of the seven-day Chinese Lunar New Year holiday.

According to China Railway, around 800 extra trains are said to be added to meet the high passenger volume during the travel peak.

Beijing railway stations have seen a growing passenger flow as people are heading home and back to work.

"I came back from Henan Province. I will start to work tomorrow, so I came back a day in advance for a rest."

Other railway stations in China such as Zhengzhou Railway Station and Anhui Railway Station have also seen a travel peak in the last day of the return rush, receiving an estimated 140,000 and 64,000 passengers respectively.

Meanwhile, snow and fog hit parts of China, disrupting a post-holiday travel rush on roads and highways as millions return from their family reunions.

"We want to go back to Wuxi but have been stuck in a 3 kilometer traffic jam."

"We have waited here for at least half an hour"

Harbin Bus station has also been influenced by the snowy weather and has taken measures to tackle the issue:

"We have 200 buses that are unable to run and some 5000 passengers who have been trapped here. So we will rearrange our buses according to different weather conditions. Also, as highways close, we will provide special services to help travelers return their tickets."

The foggy and snowy weather has led to the temporary closure of sections of some 69 highways across China.

  

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