Weihai City, Shandong Province, east China - June 16-18, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
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2. Bullet train pulling in
3. Aerial shot of train running
4. Various of passengers walking through automated ticket gates, walking to platforms
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6. Passengers getting off train, others waiting to board trains

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7. Passengers undergoing facial recognition checks
8. Passengers taking elevator

Zibo City, Shandong Province, east China - June 16-18, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Train pulling in
10. Passengers on platform

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11. Passengers walking through automated ticket gates
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13. Aerial shot of train entering station
14. Various of cultural activities held at railway station, in train carriages

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China's transport networks continued to face heavy demand on Saturday, the second day of the ongoing holiday of Duanwu Festival with millions of passenger trips recorded nationwide.

The travel rush period runs from Thursday to Monday, with Saturday expected to be the peak day at roughly 19 million trips, according to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd, the national railway operator.

Railways are expected to handle 12.24 million passenger trips, with 598 extra trains scheduled to meet the demand.

The Beijing Railway Bureau is projected to carry out more than 1.02 million passenger trips with 73 added trains, while the Jinan Railway Bureau is forecast to handle 640,000 passenger trips and add 76 trains. Shanghai's railway operator anticipates 2.49 million passenger trips with 93 additional trains.

In provinces of Hubei and Shandong, as well as the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, railway stations hosted cultural and traditional activities related to the festival, such as folk custom sessions and food tastings, allowing travelers to experience the festive atmosphere on board.

Highways also faces pressure on Saturday, with traffic volume across the national expressway network forecast to reach 39.8 million vehicle trips, up 2 percent year on year.

Waterways are projected to see 1.1 million passenger trips on Saturday, marking a 7.6-percent increase from the previous year. Traffic along the Yangtze trunk line and the Putuo Mountain (in Zhejiang Province) route is forecast to rise by more than 10 percent.

The Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, fell on Friday this year. The three-day holiday began on the same day.