Chinese Railways: The national railway is expected to transport 18.55 million passengers today.

On May 3, China Railway announced that on May 2, a total of 19.781 million passengers traveled on the national railways. Following April 30 and May 1, the daily passenger volume on the railway once again exceeded 19 million, with transportation safety being smooth and orderly. On May 3, it is expected that a total of 18.55 million passengers will be transported nationwide, with 923 additional passenger trains planned to be operated. During the holiday period, there is a high demand for travel to visit relatives, tourism, leisure, etc., and railway passenger flow remains high. From the ticket pre-sale situation, popular departure cities today include Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, and Changsha; while popular arrival cities include Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, and Chongqing. Popular corridor passenger flows are relatively concentrated on routes such as Shenzhen to Hong Kong, Changsha to Wuhan, Xi'an to Chengdu, Guangzhou to Hong Kong, Nanning to Guangzhou, Changchun to Harbin, Beijing to Shenyang. From the availability of tickets, from May 3 to 6, there are sufficient tickets available on routes such as Guangzhou to Nanning, Changsha, Shanghai to Wenzhou, Hefei, Xuzhou; Xi'an to Chengdu, Shenzhen to Changsha, Wuhan, Hengyang, Shanghai to Jiangsu Lianyungang Port, Xuzhou to Shanghai, Zhengzhou to Wuhan, Nanning to Kunming, Guangzhou to Wuhan, Guilin, etc. Passengers who need tickets can check and purchase through the official railway 12306 website or app. The railway department reminds that railway 12306 (App, website, etc.) is the only official channel for the Chinese railway to provide internet ticketing services to the public. Railway 12306 will continue to identify and curb malicious ticket grabbing behavior and take technical restrictions against accounts that exhibit abnormal behavior. Travelers purchasing tickets through third-party platforms may not only be slower but may also fail. It is recommended that passengers must purchase tickets through official channels. During the holiday period, there is a large flow of passengers on the railway, so passengers should plan their journey reasonably, allow sufficient time to board the train, strictly follow the regulations for carrying personal items, and board the train in an orderly manner according to the departure and destination stations shown on the ticket. Avoid overstaying on routes and maintain a civilized travel environment to jointly uphold a good travel environment. This article is selected from the "China Railway" WeChat public account, edited by GMTEight: Feng Qiuyi.