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2025 May Day Holiday Travel Rush Begins
Apr. 29, 2025
This year, the travel rush starts on April 29 and will end on May 6, lasting for 8 days. The highest passenger flow will arrive on May 1. It is estimated that during the rush, Beijing will send 5.37 million passengers and receive 5.21 million, while about 4.46 million travelers will depart from Shanghai.
To deal with the large passenger flow, additional lanes for security check and ticket verification have been in place in major railway stations. Fast channels will also open to passengers whose train is leaving within 20 minutes during peak hours.
If you have a travel plan during this time, be sure to get to your departure railway station at least 1.5 hours ahead to avoid missing the train.
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Trains Added for Travel Rush during Qingming Festival Holiday 2025
Apr. 2, 2025
The Qingming Festival travel rush lasts for 5 days from April 3 to 7 this year. Many trains, with high speed ones as the majority, will be added for popular routes to meet the increasing travel needs, including Beijing - Shanghai, Beijing - Xi’an, Beijing - Zhengzhou, Beijing - Jinan, Shanghai - Jinan, Shenzhen - Guangzhou, Shenzhen - Changsha, and Chengdu - Huanglong Jiuzhai.
Night high speed trains will also be added to alleviate the transportation pressure between Wuhan and Guangzhou, Beijing and Wuhan, Wuhan and Shanghai, and Shenzhen and Ganzhou, etc.
Even so, travelers are advised to book tickets as early as possible to ensure a smooth trip.
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New Schedule for Guangzhou - Shenzhen Intercity High Speed Trains Adopted since March 7, 2025
Mar. 8, 2025
Since then, 179 bullet trains have been running along Guangzhou - Shenzhen Intercity High Speed Railway daily. Among them, 10 pairs are non-stop, shortening the travel time to 60 minutes. During peak hours, there are as many as 6 departures per hour, at a shortest interval of 6 minutes.
What’s more, passengers with a Guangzhou - Shenzhen intercity high speed ticket can take those inter-city trains with the same departure and arrival stations as well as the same seat class throughout the day without changing tickets.
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