Millions on the move at post-Festival travel peak

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-02-13 06:41

Meanwhile, air traffic is busy too. China Central Televesion said 660,000 people are expected to fly on the day.

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In the southern city of Guangzhou, where more than one million rail passengers were stranded by the weather before the holiday, the number of outbound passengers on Tuesday was distinctly more than in normal years as many had instead chosen to go home after the break.

Guangzhou Railway Station handled 88,600 departing passengers and 175,600 inbound passengers. Another 110,000 passengers went through the city's airport.

Beijing Western Railway Station, the largest station in the capital, expected more than 140,000 arrivals on Tuesday, up sharply from 60,000 on Sunday.

The Beijing Capital International Airport saw a steady passenger volume of 110,000 in each of the past two days. The figure was expected to hit 170,000 on both Tuesday and Wednesday.

Shanghai's two railway stations were expected to handle 145,000 departures and 150,000 arrivals on Tuesday. The city also increased its bus services and transported 20,000 passengers on the day.


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