* Open 24-hour ticket sales windows * More ticket agencies outside railway stations * Reserve tickets by telephone. Passengers can also book tickets via a 24-hour hotline, 95105105, in Chinese only.
In some southern cities, railway station offices and authorized agencies have begun selling name-based tickets. The pilot system to sell tickets based on IDs was launched on Jan. 21...
Beijing West Station set up additional 135 ticket windows, and will open up its south entrances for the first time.
The Zhengzhou station will add 69 pairs of temporary trains. It´s expected 8.6 million passengers will pass through, with the daily number as high as 380,000.
160,000 railway station staff are in training. Trains and rail equipment are being tested and maintained.
Shanghai railway station has opened 728 windows selling tickets, a record.
It will run large aircraft from Shanghai to other cities.
Routes covering some major cities, including Chengdu, Chongqing and Harbin, will be serviced by larger aircraft.
Hong Kong Special Administration Region has 225 charter flights each week to 15 cities in the mainland.
Changchun, Yantai, Taiyuan and Nanning are new cities in the mainland running direct charter flights to Taiwan. So far, 31 mainland cities have 374 flights to Taiwan island each week. - To add 88 cross-Strait flights for Festival
820,000 large and medium-sized buses will run during the Spring Festival travel peak nationwide, and 10,000 buses will be on stand-by.
20,000 ships with nearly 800,000 seats will be operated for passenger transport during the festival. Direct sailings from the Chinese mainland to Taiwan will become busy during the traditional new year, so in addition to the regular 14 ships, five more are arranged to stand-by during the period.
As many people return home for family reunions during the spring festival, others prefer to spend the traditional holiday far away from home.
The first travel peak hit China on Sunday in the ongoing Spring Festival travel rush.
With the Spring Festival approaching, travel agencies are busy, despite a significant rise in prices.
People across the country are preparing to bring in the Year of the Tiger with colorful celebrations. Let´s take a look at the buildup.
With Spring Festival just around the corner, one thing that matters most to many people is New Year´s Eve Dinner.
