The world’s largest annual human migration officially began this past weekend in China. Starting Jan. 26 during this year’s Spring Festival traveling period, also known as ‘Chunyun’, millions of travelers will be taking trains, planes and buses to various destinations all over the country.
Transportation services are preparing for an unprecedented amount of travelers this year. According to the National Development and Reform Commission, China’s central planning agency, an estimated 3.41 billion people will be traveling this Chunyun, which will be the largest in China’s history.
The mass rush of travelers will put China’s public transportation and infrastructure to the test. Luckily for the Chinese, traveling domestically is now easier and more efficient than ever. New trains, including a newly unveiled high-speed railway, reaching new stops are expecting to see 225 million customers this season, a 4.6 percent increase from last year. The new high-speed bullet train has reduced the 22-hour trip from Beijing to the southern metropolis of Guangzhou to just 8 hours.
Read More on International Business Times Reported by IBTimes 13 hours ago.
Transportation services are preparing for an unprecedented amount of travelers this year. According to the National Development and Reform Commission, China’s central planning agency, an estimated 3.41 billion people will be traveling this Chunyun, which will be the largest in China’s history.
The mass rush of travelers will put China’s public transportation and infrastructure to the test. Luckily for the Chinese, traveling domestically is now easier and more efficient than ever. New trains, including a newly unveiled high-speed railway, reaching new stops are expecting to see 225 million customers this season, a 4.6 percent increase from last year. The new high-speed bullet train has reduced the 22-hour trip from Beijing to the southern metropolis of Guangzhou to just 8 hours.
Read More on International Business Times Reported by IBTimes 13 hours ago.