Southeast Asia Information Port (www.dnyxxg.com) – The 40-day 2026 Spring Festival travel rush concluded on the 13th. China's railways transported a total of 538 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%, and transported 424 million tons of freight, a year-on-year increase of 2.1%. Several indicators for passenger and freight transport set new historical highs for the same period during the Spring Festival travel rush.
The above data was obtained by reporters on the 14th from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China Railway"). The head of the Transportation Department of China Railway introduced that during the Spring Festival travel rush, the national railway operated an average of 12,861 passenger trains per day, with a peak of 14,037 trains per day. Transport capacity increased by 8.3% year-on-year, both setting new records for the Spring Festival travel rush. During the Spring Festival travel rush, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Railway transported 4.045 million cross-border passengers, a year-on-year increase of 11.3%, and the China-Laos Railway transported 33,000 cross-border passengers, a year-on-year increase of 34%.
During the Spring Festival travel rush, railway logistics were smooth and efficient. China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (China Railway) made every effort to ensure the transportation of key materials for power generation, grain, fertilizer, spring farming, and the Spring Festival. The national railway system loaded an average of 177,000 wagons per day, and coal reserves at power plants directly supplied by railways nationwide remained at a high level. China-Europe freight trains, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor freight trains, and the China-Laos Railway international freight trains operated without interruption during the Spring Festival travel rush. A total of 3,582 China-Europe (Asia) freight trains were operated during the Spring Festival travel rush, a year-on-year increase of 15.5%. The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor freight trains and the China-Laos Railway saw continued increases in cross-border freight transport, effectively ensuring the stability and smooth flow of the international supply chain and better serving China-Europe and China-Central Asia economic and trade exchanges. (End)
