Train tickets in short supply over annual travel peak

By Wang Xiaodong | China Daily | Updated: 2013-01-28 07:50

Crowds of people wait for ticket-checking at Beijing Railway Station to board the train heading for Songyuan in Jilin province on Saturday, the first day of this year's Spring Festival travel rush. Zou Hong / China Daily

Transport authorities have taken contingency measures to ensure the smooth movement of people during the world's largest annual migration that started on Saturday, but train tickets are still hard to get because of the gap between supply and demand.