In the southern city of Guangzhou, where more than
one million rail passengers were stranded by the weather before the holiday, the
number of outbound passengers on Tuesday was distinctly more than in normal
years as many had instead chosen to go home after the break.
Guangzhou Railway Station handled 88,600 departing
passengers and 175,600 inbound passengers. Another 110,000 passengers went
through the city's airport.
Beijing Western Railway Station, the largest station
in the capital, expected more than 140,000 arrivals on Tuesday, up sharply from
60,000 on Sunday.
The Beijing Capital International Airport saw a
steady passenger volume of 110,000 in each of the past two days. The figure was
expected to hit 170,000 on both Tuesday and Wednesday.
Shanghai's two railway stations were expected to
handle 145,000departures and 150,000 arrivals on Tuesday. The city also
increased its bus services and transported 20,000 passengers on the day.
More snow forecast as China gears up for post-holiday travel
peak
BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's transport authorities
are gearing up for the post-Lunar New Year holiday travel peak on Tuesday amid
forecasts of fresh snow.
Most of south China would see moderate snow and rain in
the next three days, while sleet and snow were expected for the already hard-hit
southwestern province of Guizhou, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
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Transportation remains grim as travel
peak looms
BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua)-- China's
government task force tackling snow snarl alerted on Sunday night the
transportation situation remained grim as the new travel peak loomed, despite of
the initial victory achieved.
We have reaped the final victory
of ensuring smooth transportation amid snow after major highways and railways
have resumed normal order, the Disaster Relief and Emergency Command Center
under the State Council said in a notice.
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