2018 Spring Festival travel rush kicks off

2018-02-01
Xinhua

Passengers check in at Beijing Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 1, 2018. The 2018 Spring Festival travel rush, known as the Chunyun, started on Feb 1 and will last till March 12. About 2.98 billion trips are expected to be made during the Chunyun. The Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Feb 16 this year.[Photo/Xinhua]

Girl Wu Kehua prepares to take the train with her family at Beijing Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 1, 2018.[Photo/Xinhua]

Passengers wait for departure on the train from Shanghai to Chongqing at Shanghai South Railway Station in East China’s Shanghai, Feb 1, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

Passengers check in at Beijing Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 1, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

Passengers wait for departure on the train from Shanghai to Chongqing at Shanghai South Railway Station in East China’s Shanghai, Feb 1, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]