On October 1st, the first day of the National Day holiday, China's railways are expected to reach a peak in user numbers. Railway passenger transport across the country is expected to reach a cumulative total of 24.8 million passenger trips, with 2,324 additional passenger trains scheduled.

Popular destinations are concentrated in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Jing-Jin-Ji) region (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei), the Yangtze River Delta, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the Chengdu-Chongqing urban cluster. China Railway Beijing Group expects 1.75 million passenger trips, which is projected to be a record high for passenger numbers during the National Day holiday. China Railway Guangzhou Group also expects daily passenger transport to reach a cumulative total of 3.837 million passenger trips, a 9.4% increase compared to the same period last year.

From the night of September 30th to the morning of October 1st, additional overnight high-speed trains are expected to be added, mainly along trunk lines such as the Beijing-Guangzhou (Jingguang) Line, Beijing-Shanghai (Jinghu) Line, and Beijing-Harbin (Jingha) Line, with the number of such trains reaching approximately 700 nationwide. In particular, night train operations are concentrated at terminal stations such as Wuhan and Nanchang, and some high-speed rail terminal stations have begun operating round-the-clock.

Additionally, four newly opened lines are experiencing their first National Day holiday. Among them, the Xiong'an-Shangqiu section of the Beijing-Hong Kong (Jinggang) High-Speed Railway and the Xi'an-Ankang section of the Xi'an-Chongqing (Xiyu) High-Speed Railway have announced their holiday operation information in advance. At Heze East Station in Shandong Province, which has become a new high-speed rail hub with the opening of the new lines, the number of daily users is expected to increase by 6,000 passenger trips compared to last year. In addition, direct high-speed train services from Yichun to Beijing and Dalian have commenced on the Harbin-Yichun (Hayi) High-Speed Railway. (Source: CGTN Japanese)