Rail and road traffic on rise as holiday nears end
Source: Xinhua |
January 28, 2012, Saturday
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HIGHWAYS and railroads across China have seen increasing passenger flow because millions of Chinese return to work as the weeklong Spring Festival holiday comes to an end, transport authorities said yesterday.
A total of 40.91 million road trips were made on Chinese highways on Thursday - up 9.8 percent on the same period last year, according to data from the Ministry of Transport.
He Jianzhong, a spokesman for the ministry, said that some 750,000 buses were on the road on Thursday.
On the same day, 5.09 million passenger trips were made on the country's railways, up from 4.5 million on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Railways.
The country's railway authority said that it put 517 more trains into service on Thursday to cope with Lunar New Year travel demand, and 672 additional trains are scheduled to be put into operation yesterday, the day that the ministry expects the post-festival travel peak to start.
The travel peak will also bring heavy traffic to some sections of the country's major highways and road stations temporarily, said He.
Snow and rain in southern regions are not likely to have a serious impact on road travel in the coming days, he said.
The Spring Festival, which fell on Monday this year, is the biggest holiday for Chinese people.
A total of 40.91 million road trips were made on Chinese highways on Thursday - up 9.8 percent on the same period last year, according to data from the Ministry of Transport.
He Jianzhong, a spokesman for the ministry, said that some 750,000 buses were on the road on Thursday.
On the same day, 5.09 million passenger trips were made on the country's railways, up from 4.5 million on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Railways.
The country's railway authority said that it put 517 more trains into service on Thursday to cope with Lunar New Year travel demand, and 672 additional trains are scheduled to be put into operation yesterday, the day that the ministry expects the post-festival travel peak to start.
The travel peak will also bring heavy traffic to some sections of the country's major highways and road stations temporarily, said He.
Snow and rain in southern regions are not likely to have a serious impact on road travel in the coming days, he said.
The Spring Festival, which fell on Monday this year, is the biggest holiday for Chinese people.
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