China's Yangtze Triangle region expects 15 million high-speed rail users during Dragon Boat Festival - Chinese report

China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has announced its transportation plan for the 2024 Dragon Boat Festival. The transportation period for this holiday will be five days from June 7 to 11. During this period, the Long Triangle Expressway, including Shanghai,
The number of passengers on the high-speed rail service running through the area is expected to reach 15 million, with the average number of passengers per day expected to be around 3 million. This is an increase of about 2% from last year's Dragon Boat Festival period (June 21-25).
The peak number of users is expected to be on June 8th, when the number of users is expected to reach around 3.5 million.
The company said it would increase the number of trains by 125.5 during the same period and "make every effort to meet customer demand." In particular,
The plan is to increase the number of trains to key areas and popular tourist destinations. Currently, there are plans to add 12 trains to areas such as Wuhan, Xi'an, Luoyang, Nanchang, and Qingdao.
In addition, from Shanghai to Hefei, Xuzhou, Hangzhou, Fuyang, Wenzhou, Ningbo and Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces
) The number of special trains will be increased by 113.5 on sections such as: