China’s railway travel surges as Dragon Boat Festival holiday begins
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– China’s railway network is expected to handle 19.73 million passenger trips on Friday, the first day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, according to the national railway operator.
To meet the travel surge, a total of 1,028 additional trains have been scheduled, said the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.
Some of the top travel destinations on Friday include the Chinese cities of Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hangzhou, and Shanghai, among others, the railway company said, adding that railway authorities nationwide are introducing cultural activities to foster festive vibes and further improve the passengers’ experience.
As of 8 a.m. Friday, a total of 51.59 million train tickets for the holiday travel period had been sold via the official ticketing platform 12306, the railway company said.
The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanwu Festival, falls on Friday this year, and the public holiday runs from Friday to Sunday.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
