CCTV News: January 21 is the eighth day of the Spring Festival. As the Spring Festival approaches, the number of people traveling gradually increases, and the national railway passenger flow remains at a high level.

The reporter learned from the China Railway Group that on January 21, the national railway is expected to send 13.15 million passengers, and plans to add 1,716 passenger trains. The passenger flow in key areas such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou has further increased. As of 8 pm on the 20th, a total of 226 million train tickets during the Spring Festival travel rush have been sold. On the 21st, passengers can purchase train tickets for February 4, which is the seventh day of the first lunar month through the 12306 website or mobile client. On the 21st, the national highway network traffic was expected to exceed 35 million vehicles, showing a significant growth trend.

At present, the expressways around Beijing are basically stable. Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan and other places have seen obvious slow traffic. On January 21, civil aviation is expected to send 2.27 million passengers. The national average daily flights were 18,861 in the seven days before the Spring Festival travel rush, an increase of 8.36% over the same period in the 2024 Spring Festival travel rush; the average daily passenger transport volume exceeded 2.2 million, an increase of more than 7% over the same period in the 2024 Spring Festival travel rush.

In addition, the reporter learned from the Ministry of Transport on the 21st that tolls will be exempted from small passenger cars on the expressway during this Spring Festival holiday. The free passage period starts and ends from 00:00 on January 28 (New Year's Eve) to 24:00 on February 4 (the seventh day of the first lunar month), totaling 8 days.

Fuzhou, Fujian: The first special train for migrant workers will be launched in 2025

On the 20th, the first special train for migrant workers will be departed from Fuzhou Station in 2025, providing convenience for migrant workers to return home to celebrate the festival.

On the morning of the 20th, 263 Sichuan migrant workers and their families came to Fuzhou Station and took the K1268 passenger train to embark on the return journey. The station has opened a special waiting area and a fast entry channel to provide convenient services for migrant workers. This train is also the first special train for migrant work in Fujian this year.

On the Z392 train that departed on the same day, many companies released recruitment information in the carriage and provided the latest positions.

Several special trains returning home will also carry out a number of recruitment activities. From February 5 to February 16 after the holiday, Fuzhou Station will also hold a series of recruitment activities.