CCTV News: Reporters learned from the Ministry of Transport that on the 17th, which is the first day of the Lunar New Year, the number of cross-regional personnel movements across society is expected to exceed 210 million.
National railways are expected to send 6.1 million passengers on the 17th, and special tourist trains will be operated in many places to meet the needs of tourists for folk tourism during the Spring Festival.
In terms of civil aviation, the national civil aviation is expected to send 2.23 million passengers on the 17th, and the number of passengers on popular tourist routes has begun to increase.
Spring Festival 2026: Road traffic across the country is safe and smooth on the first day of the Lunar New Year
On the 17th, the first day of the Lunar New Year, the weather was fine in most parts of the country and road traffic volume remained low. As of 18:00 on the 17th, the national road traffic safety situation was stable, highways and national and provincial trunk lines were operating in an orderly manner, and no long-term and long-distance traffic jams occurred.
The 18th is the second day of the Lunar New Year. According to the characteristics of traffic patterns during the Spring Festival holiday in the past, there will be more New Year greetings, visits to relatives and friends, gatherings of relatives and friends, and self-driving trips. The Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security reminds drivers that when driving during the New Year, especially when traveling with the family, the most important thing is to go out safely and get home safely.
