China State Council: National Railway Expected to Send 284 Million Passengers During Mid-Autumn and…

Nanchang Railway Bureau's 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday transport runs from September 23 to October 8, a total of 16 days, and is expected to send 19.35 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 16%, including 10.255 million in Jiangxi and 9.095 million in Fujian. The peak passenger flow is expected to occur on October 1, with 1.91 million passengers sent that day, which is expected to set a new single-day historical high. Nanchang Railway Bureau plans to add 773 passenger trains, including 543 medium- and short-distance trains, focusing on covering directions such as Nanchang round trips to Wuyuan, Pingxiang, Jingdezhen, and Ganzhou.

On September 24, the State Council Information Office held a press conference. Wang Qiming, Deputy Director of the National Railway Administration, said that the railway Mid-Autumn and National Day holiday transport started on September 23 and ends on October 8, lasting 16 days. National railways are expected to send 284 million passengers, with the highest single-day volume expected to exceed 24.4 million. Railway departments will implement a peak operation plan, with an average of 13,000 passenger trains per day, arrange night high-speed trains on popular trunk lines such as Beijing-Shanghai, Beijing-Guangzhou, and Beijing-Harbin, add high-speed sleeper trains, and operate cross-border, i…