Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, southwest China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shot of Chengdu east railway station

Sichuan Province, southwest China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of passengers going through ticket gates
3. Various of passengers going downstairs, on platform
4. Passengers getting on train
5. Train leaving
6. Aerial shots of train moving, landscapes

Beijing, China - June 18, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhou Changfeng, deputy director, Product Development Department, Passenger Transport Center, China State Railway Group Co., Ltd (ending with shots 8-11):
"We are implementing a peak-period timetable, leveraging both high-speed and conventional railway resources, with a daily plan to operate about 13,000 passenger trains. From the night of June 18 to the early morning of June 19, and from the night of June 21 to the early morning of June 22, night-time high-speed trains are scheduled on major high-speed rail routes including Beijing-Guangzhou, Beijing-Shanghai, and Beijing-Harbin lines. In addition, we were also adding high-speed sleeper train services from Shanghai and Beijing to Guangdong Province and other destinations on Thursday."

China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Passengers going through ticket gates

Beijing, China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of passengers on platform
10. Train leaving

China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Aerial shot of train running at night
12. Aerial shots of vehicles on expressway
13. Aerial shots of ferries
14. Various of passengers on ferry
15. Aerial shot of ferry on water

China's railway network is expected to handle about 83 million passenger trips during the five-day travel rush around the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, which started on Thursday.

The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on Friday this year, which is expected to mark the peak of the travel rush.

To cater to the increased travel needs, the railway authorities have increased capacity while also improving service quality to ensure better passenger experiences.

"We are implementing a peak-period timetable, leveraging both high-speed and conventional railway resources, with a daily plan to operate about 13,000 passenger trains. From the night of June 18 to the early morning of June 19, and from the night of June 21 to the early morning of June 22, night-time high-speed trains are scheduled on major high-speed rail routes including Beijing-Guangzhou, Beijing-Shanghai, and Beijing-Harbin lines. In addition, we were also adding high-speed sleeper train services from Shanghai and Beijing to Guangdong Province and other destinations on Thursday," said Zhou Changfeng, deputy director of the Product Development Department of Passenger Transport Center of China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.

Road traffic is expected to concentrate around major scenic spots and transportation hubs during the period, according to the transport authorities.

Meanwhile, water transport is projected to handle 2.95 million passenger trips nationwide, an 8.0 percent increase from the same period last year.