National Railway Beijing Bureau: It is expected to send 22.32 million passengers during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday

China News Service, Beijing, September 23 (Reporter Jia Tianyong) The reporter learned from China Railway Beijing Bureau Group Co., Ltd.: The railway transportation period during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in 2026 is from September 23 to October 8, a total of 16 days. The National Railway Beijing Bureau expects to send 22.32 million passengers. The peak passenger flow is expected to be October 1. The passenger flow is mainly tourism, family visits, and students.

Passengers take the train at Beijing Railway Station. Photo by reporter Jia Tianyong

During the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday transportation, the National Railway Beijing Bureau made arrangements to supplement transportation capacity, and took measures such as reconnecting EMUs, adding high-speed rail passenger peak lines, and adding scheduled nighttime peak lines to continue to optimize and improve the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei regional transportation capacity, making the "Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei on the track" more efficient and dynamic. The main directions for adding trains are Shijiazhuang, Handan, Zhengzhou, Datong, Shanghai, Wuhan, Changchun, Harbin, Hohhot, etc. to serve the travel needs of passengers.

Passengers take the train at Beijing North Railway Station. Photo by reporter Jia Tianyong

Each passenger station has opened additional entry and exit channels in a timely manner according to passenger flow needs, making full use of the "express entry hall" and "emergency passenger passage" to meet passengers' needs for rapid entry, security inspection and ticket checking. Beijing South Railway Station and Beijing Fengtai Station have opened express entry halls on a regular basis; personnel are arranged in densely populated areas such as entrances and exits, waiting areas, platforms, escalators, etc. to strengthen safety publicity and guidance to ensure the safety of passengers. Strengthen convenient transfer services, optimize transfer streamlines, standardize guidance signs, strengthen publicity and guidance, and reduce the distance traveled by passengers when transferring.

On September 23, the G7 Fuxing train from Beijing South to Shanghai Hongqiao held a theme event of "Enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival and have fun on the journey", allowing passengers on their way back home and traveling to experience the unique charm of the traditional festival. Photo courtesy of Tianjin Passenger Transport Section

Regarding transportation connections, the railway department has strengthened coordination and linkage with local governments, studied passenger flow in advance, and based on actual conditions, extended rail transit operating hours, added night shuttles and customized buses, dispatched taxis, online ride-hailing and other measures to efficiently divert arriving passengers. In order to effectively ensure the supply of people's livelihood materials during the "Double Festival", the State Railway Beijing Bureau adheres to its mission of "protecting key points and protecting people's livelihood" and actively coordinates with local governments and key enterprises to accurately grasp the transportation needs of key people's livelihood materials such as electricity, coal, petroleum, and food, scientifically coordinate transportation resources, and optimize transportation plans. At the same time, all loading and unloading machinery and equipment before and during the festival are equipped, and the "five priority" guarantee mechanism for key supplies is strictly implemented to ensure that people's livelihood supplies are transported to thousands of households with "green light all the way."