The waiting hall was crowded with people, and the sound of broadcasting mixed with the sound of luggage pulleys. On September 25, 2026, the national railway transported 21.761 million passengers, ensuring safe, stable, and orderly transportation. This Mid Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, the railway department is using an additional 644 trains to steadily transport billions of passengers to their respective reunions.

Millions of passenger flow pressing down on the railway tracks without panic

On September 26, 2026, the national railway is expected to send 13 million passengers and plans to add 644 passenger trains. As of 8:00 on the same day, Railway 12306 has sold a total of 143 million train tickets during the transportation period of Mid Autumn Festival and National Day holidays. The popular departure cities mainly include Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Suzhou, and Tianjin; The popular destination cities are mainly Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, and Xi'an. The passenger flow between Beijing and Taiyuan, Beijing and Zhengzhou, Hangzhou and Beijing, Jinan and Beijing, Changsha and Wuhan, Hong Kong and Guangzhou, Hohhot and Beijing is relatively concentrated.

If there are not enough tickets left, there are still available seats to pick up

From the remaining ticket situation, there are some remaining tickets in each time period. From September 26 to 27, 2026, there will be enough tickets for the sections from Guangzhou to Nanning, Guangzhou to Changsha, Wenzhou to Shanghai, Shanghai to Xuzhou, Shenyang to Beijing, Zhengzhou to Wuhan, Kunming to Guiyang, and there will be more tickets for the sections from Changchun to Beijing, Guilin to Guangzhou, Shenyang to Harbin, and Shanghai to Mount Huangshan; From September 28th to 30th, there are sufficient remaining tickets for the sections from Nanning to Guangzhou, Shenyang to Beijing, Shanghai to Beijing, Wenzhou to Shanghai, Hengyang to Guangzhou, etc., while there are still remaining tickets for the sections from Anqing to Shanghai, Xi'an to Beijing, Lanzhou to Xi'an, etc; From October 1 to 2, there were enough tickets in Nanning Guangzhou, Shanghai Beijing, Wenzhou Shanghai, Changsha Guangzhou and other sections, and there were still more tickets in Xiamen Shenzhen, Mount Huangshan Shanghai, Wuhan Xi'an and other sections. From October 3 to 5 and from October 6 to 8, 2026, there will also be sufficient remaining tickets for many sections. Passengers can obtain information on additional trains and remaining tickets at any time through railway 12306 and station announcements. Keywords: railway passenger flow, additional trains

Increased transportation capacity warms up every journey

The railway department carefully organizes holiday transportation, increases capacity in popular directions, sections, and time periods, implements various convenient and beneficial service measures, holds rich and colorful station and train cultural activities, and fully guarantees the safe, convenient, and warm travel of passengers. Trains running one after another, tickets sold one by one, this steel artery is delivering the warmth of the festival to every traveler.Editor/Min Jing