How is the railway travel situation on the first day of the National Day holiday? Follow the reporter’s lens to the transportation dispatching command hall of the China Railway Group to learn about the latest situation.
Railway 12306 has sold over 200 million holiday tickets in total
Today, railways across the country are experiencing peak travel. As of 8:00 today, 12,306 A total of pre-sold tickets for the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday超2億張。
High-speed trains run daily in multiple sections during holidays
Railway departments in various regions have launched high-speed trains in a timely manner: until October 12, high-speed trains will operate daily from Beijing to Shenzhen, Nanning, Zhanjiang, Zhuhai, Chaoshan, Kunming, and Hong Kong, from Shanghai to Huizhou, Foshan, Guangzhou, and Zhuhai, from Shenzhen to Taiyuan, from Beijing to Chengdu, Guiyang, from Shanghai to Yibin, and from Chengdu to Shenzhen and Zhuhai, striving to ensure safe, convenient, and warm travel for passengers.
Celebrate the National Day holiday
There is a strong festive atmosphere in many railway stations
The National Day holiday has officially kicked off, and tourists are traveling to celebrate the festival.
The waiting halls of Shanghai Hongqiao and Shanghai South Railway Station are crowded with people and very busy. The “Chinese red” in the waiting halls lights up the waiting space;
Chengdu East Railway Station and Guangzhou South Railway Station hung red flags with festive atmosphere in advance and carefully arranged National Day-themed landscapes;
Multiple screens at Zhengzhou East Railway Station scrolled with slogans such as “Celebrate National Day and bless the motherland”;
In order to let passengers further feel the joyful and peaceful atmosphere of the festival, the “Starry Sky Dome” at Shandong Zibo Station has been updated to a fluttering five-star red flag.
Welcoming the peak of passenger flow in many places
Opening more passenger trains to ensure transportation capacity
The National Day station has a festive atmosphere, and ensuring transportation capacity is even more critical.
National Railway Beijing Bureau It is expected to send 1.75 million passengers, an increase of 67,000 passengers year-on-year, an increase of 4.0%, Plans to open 159.5 additional pairs of passenger trains；
The Yangtze River Delta Railway also ushered in the peak passenger flow during this holiday, with 3,161 passenger trains operating. It is expected to send 4.4 million passengers, is expected to hit a new high in single-day passenger arrivals during the “National Day Golden Week”;
State Railway Guangzhou Bureau It is expected to send 3.837 million passengers, an increase of 330,000 passengers, or 9.4%, compared with the same period in 2025, and is expected to hit a record high in single-day passenger dispatch;
National Railway Jinan Bureau 預計客發871,000 people per day, an increase of 7.1% compared with the same period in 2025. During the holidays, 55 additional pairs of passenger trains are planned to ensure the supply of transportation capacity.
There are still tickets left in some popular sections
From October 1st to 2nd, there are sufficient remaining tickets from Shenyang, Handan, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Changchun to Beijing, Shanghai to Wenzhou, Xuzhou to Shanghai, Nanning, Changsha to Guangzhou, Changsha to Shenzhen; Baotou to Beijing, Changsha to Shanghai, Shanghai to Huai’an, Beihai to Guangzhou, Nanchang, Ji’an, Xiamen to Shenzhen, Nanning to Kunming, Wuhan to Zhengzhou, Jilin to Shenyang and other directions.
From October 3 to 5, there are sufficient remaining tickets for directions such as Shanghai to Hefei and Beijing, Guangzhou to Nanning and Changsha; Beijing to Changchun, Wuhan and Taiyuan to Beijing, Shanghai to Lianyungang, Nanning to Guangzhou, Xiamen to Shenzhen, Shenzhen to Wuhan, Hangzhou to Nanchang, Shenyang to Yanbian, Changchun to Xing’an and other directions.
Friends who have relevant travel needs should pay attention to additional trains and remaining ticket information through railway 12306 and station announcements in a timely manner.
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