Dragon Boat Festival set to see surge in rail trips
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China will see 47 million trips made by rail from Friday to Monday, a period covering the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival holiday, said state-owned railway operator China Railway yesterday.
Daily trips are expected to hit 11.75 million, a year-on-year increase of 7.8 percent, the company said in a statement.
The peak travel day is estimated to be Saturday when 13.3 million trips will be made, representing an increase of 8.3 percent from the same time a year ago.
This year鈥檚 Dragon Boat Festival falls on Monday, with the holiday running from Saturday to Monday and the travel rush beginning tomorrow.
Cities such as Beijing, Dalian, Qingdao, Hangzhou, and Xiamen are among the most popular destinations and departure locations, the company said. To meet the increased demand, railway authorities have allocated more trains on key routes.
The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the year, according to the Chinese calendar, to commemorate famous Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221BC).
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